---------------------------------------------------------------------- Monitor, Filter, and Manage Security Information - Filtering and Management of Secunia advisories - Overview, documentation, and detailed reports - Alerting via email and SMS Request Trial: https://ca.secunia.com/?f=l ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE: Mozilla "Save Link Target As..." Status Bar Spoofing Weakness SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA14568 VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/14568/ CRITICAL: Not critical IMPACT: Spoofing WHERE: >From remote SOFTWARE: Mozilla 1.7.x http://secunia.com/product/3691/ DESCRIPTION: bitlance winter has discovered a weakness in Mozilla, which can be exploited by malicious people to trick users into saving malicious files by obfuscating URLs. The status bar cannot be manipulated via script code in the default settings. However, it is still possible to display an incorrect URL in the status bar when hovering the mouse over a link, right clicking, and choosing "Save Link Target As...". This can be exploited by including a nested link in a table inside a link. The weakness is related to: SA13015 Example:
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The weakness has been confirmed in version 1.7.5. Other versions may also be affected. SOLUTION: Never save files via untrusted sources. PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY: bitlance winter OTHER REFERENCES: SA13015: http://secunia.com/advisories/13015/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- About: This Advisory was delivered by Secunia as a free service to help everybody keeping their systems up to date against the latest vulnerabilities. Subscribe: http://secunia.com/secunia_security_advisories/ Definitions: (Criticality, Where etc.) http://secunia.com/about_secunia_advisories/ Please Note: Secunia recommends that you verify all advisories you receive by clicking the link. Secunia NEVER sends attached files with advisories. Secunia does not advise people to install third party patches, only use those supplied by the vendor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: Secunia Security Advisories http://secunia.com/sec_adv_unsubscribe/?email=packet%40packetstormsecurity.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------