Mozilla Firefox up to 1.4 Same Origin Policy OnChannelRedirect access control

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 1.4 (Web Browser). This affects the function nsXMLDocument::OnChannelRedirect of the component Same Origin Policy. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The nsXMLDocument::OnChannelRedirect function in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.17, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.17, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.12 allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and execute arbitrary JavaScript code via unknown vectors.

The bug was discovered 09/23/2008. The weakness was published 09/24/2008 by Georgi Guninski (moz_bug_r_a4) with Martijn Wargers (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at redhat.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-3835 since 08/27/2008. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 37910 (Ubuntu 6.06 LTS / 7.04 / 7.10 / 8.04 LTS : mozilla-thunderbird, thunderbird vulnerabilities (USN-647-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165702 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update Mozilla (SUSE-SA:2008:050)).

Upgrading to version 1.5 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 1 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 9130.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (45347) and Tenable (37910). Similar entries are available at 44216, 44189, 44188 and 44187.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
ATT&CK: T1068

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 37910
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 6.06 LTS / 7.04 / 7.10 / 8.04 LTS : mozilla-thunderbird, thunderbird vulnerabilities (USN-647-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 61770
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1649-1 (iceweasel)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 1.5
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: redhat.com
Researcher: Georgi Guninski (moz_bug_r_a4)
Organization: Martijn Wargers
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-3835 (🔍)
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X-Force: 45347
SecurityTracker: 1020919
Vulnerability Center: 19566 - Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird and SeaMonkey nsXMLDocument::OnChannelRedirect Function Vulnerability, High
SecurityFocus: 31346 - Mozilla Firefox/SeaMonkey/Thunderbird Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 31984
OSVDB: 48773 - CVE-2008-3835 - Mozilla - Multiple Products - Security Bypass Issue
Vupen: ADV-2008-2661

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Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/17/2019 14:32
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (83), 08/17/2019 14:32 (12)
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