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Netscape Window Injection Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA13402
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Release Date:
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2004-12-08
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Last Update:
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2005-05-20
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Popularity:
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30,354 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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Spoofing
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Netscape 7.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2004-1160
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Netscape, which can be exploited by malicious people to spoof the content of websites.
The problem is that a website can inject content into another site's window if the target name of the window is known. This can e.g. be exploited by a malicious website to spoof the content of a pop-up window opened on a trusted website.
This is related to:
SA11978
Secunia has constructed a test, which can be used to check if your browser is affected by this issue:
http://secunia.com/multiple_browsers_window_injection_vulnerability_test/
The vulnerability has been confirmed in Netscape 7.2. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Update to version 8.0.1.
http://browser.netscape.com/ns8/download/default.jsp
Provided and/or discovered by:
Originally discovered by:
Secunia Research
Reported in Netscape by:
Juha-Matti Laurio
Changelog:
2004-12-10: Added CVE reference.
2005-05-20: New version released. Updated "Solution" section.
Original Advisory:
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2004-13/advisory/
Other References:
SA11978:
http://secunia.com/advisories/11978/
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