Mozilla Firefox up to 2.0.0.14 Chrome access control

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A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox (Web Browser). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component Chrome. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.15, Thunderbird 2.0.0.14 and earlier, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.10 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an XUL document that includes a script from a chrome: URI that points to a fastload file, related to this file s "privilege level."

The bug was discovered 07/02/2008. The weakness was published 07/07/2008 with Mozilla (Website). The advisory is available at redhat.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-2802 since 06/20/2008. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 33399 (CentOS 3 / 4 : seamonkey (CESA-2008:0547)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115851 (Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (43530) and Tenable (33399). Similar entries are available at 3756, 3757, 3758 and 3759.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Nessus ID: 33399
Nessus Name: CentOS 3 / 4 : seamonkey (CESA-2008:0547)
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OpenVAS ID: 61282
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1607-1 (iceweasel)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: redhat.com
Organization: Mozilla
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-2802 (🔍)
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X-Force: 43530
SecurityTracker: 1020419
Vulnerability Center: 18718 - Mozilla Firefox < 2.0.0.15 and SeaMonkey < 1.1.10 Chrome Script Loading Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 30038 - Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.14 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 30878
OSVDB: 46683 - CVE-2008-2802 - Mozilla - Multiple Products - Code Execution Issue
Vupen: ADV-2008-1993

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 12:19
Updated: 08/12/2019 09:59
Changes: 03/17/2015 12:19 (73), 08/12/2019 09:59 (13)
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