Published:2013/05/27 Last Updated:2013/05/27
JVN#31817913
Yahoo! Browser vulnerable to address bar spoofing
Overview
Yahoo! Browser contains an address bar spoofing vulnerability.
Products Affected
- Yahoo! Browser v1.4.4 and earlier
Description
Yahoo! Browser contains an issue in displaying URL, which may result in the address bar being spoofed.
Note that this vulnerability is different from JVN#55074201.
Impact
This vulnerability could be leveraged to forge the contents of the address bar for conducting phishing attacks.
Solution
Update the software
Update to the latest version according to the information provided by the developer.
Vendor Status
| Vendor | Link |
| Yahoo Japan Corporation | Yahoo! Browser - Android Apps on Google Play |
| Yahoo! Browser |
References
JPCERT/CC Addendum
Vulnerability Analysis by JPCERT/CC
Analyzed on 2013.05.27
| Measures | Conditions | Severity |
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| Access Required | can be attacked over the Internet using packets |
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| Authentication | anonymous or no authentication (IP addresses do not count) |
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| User Interaction Required | the user must be convinced to take a standard action that does not feel harmful to most users, such as click on a link or view a file |
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| Exploit Complexity | some expertise and/or luck required (most buffer overflows, guessing correctly in small space, expertise in Windows function calls) |
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Credit
Keita Haga of keitahaga.com reported this vulnerability to IPA.
JPCERT/CC coordinated with the developer under Information Security Early Warning Partnership.
Other Information
| JPCERT Alert | |
| JPCERT Reports | |
| CERT Advisory |
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| CPNI Advisory |
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| TRnotes |
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| CVE |
CVE-2013-2316 |
| JVN iPedia |
JVNDB-2013-000045 |