Mozilla Firefox 29.0.1 on Mac OS X Cursor input validation

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A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox 29.0.1 on Mac OS X (Web Browser). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Cursor Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect integrity.

The weakness was released 06/10/2014 by Jordi Chancel as MFSA2014-50 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-1539 since 01/16/2014. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The advisory points out:

(…) the cursor can be rendered invisible after it has been used on an embedded flash object when used outside of the object. This flaw can be in used in combination with an image of the cursor manipulated through JavaScript, leading to clickjacking during interactions with HTML content subsequently. This issue only affects OS X and is not present on Windows or Linux systems.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 82632 (GLSA-201504-01 : Mozilla Products: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 167033 (OpenSuSE Security Update for Mozilla Firefox, mozilla-nspr (openSUSE-SU-2014:0819-1)).

Upgrading to version 30.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (93710) and Tenable (82632). Additional details are provided at bugzilla.mozilla.org. Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 13556, 13557, 13558 and 13559.

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  • Microsoft Windows
  • Linux Kernel

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Nessus ID: 82632
Nessus Name: GLSA-201504-01 : Mozilla Products: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 803391
OpenVAS Name: Mozilla Thunderbird clickjacking Vulnerability-01 July14 (Mac OS X)
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Upgrade: Firefox 30.0

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA2014-50
Researcher: Jordi Chancel
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CVE: CVE-2014-1539 (🔍)
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X-Force: 93710 - Mozilla Firefox embedded flash object clickjacking, Medium Risk
SecurityTracker: 1030388 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Conduct Clickjacking Attacks
Vulnerability Center: 44966 - Mozilla Firefox Before 30.0 on MacOS X Remote Clickjacking Vulnerability via JavaScript Code - CVE-2014-1539, Medium
SecurityFocus: 67967 - Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird CVE-2014-1539 Clickjacking Vulnerability
Secunia: 59171 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical

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Created: 06/11/2014 23:45
Updated: 06/22/2021 16:59
Changes: 06/11/2014 23:45 (79), 01/31/2018 09:55 (17), 06/22/2021 16:52 (2), 06/22/2021 16:59 (1)
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