Mozilla Firefox up to 3.5.3 VariantDataToJS access control

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A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 3.5.3 (Web Browser). It has been classified as critical. Affected is the function XPCVariant::VariantDataToJS. 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. CVE summarizes:

The XPCVariant::VariantDataToJS function in the XPCOM implementation in Mozilla Firefox 3.0.x before 3.0.15 and 3.5.x before 3.5.4 does not enforce intended restrictions on interaction between chrome privileged code and objects obtained from remote web sites, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript with chrome privileges via unspecified method calls, related to "doubly-wrapped objects."

The weakness was published 10/29/2009 by moz_bug_r_a4 as MFSA2009-57 as not defined advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-3374. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 42295 (CentOS 4 : firefox (CESA-2009:1530)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 119087 (Red Hat Update for Xulrunner Firefox (RHSA-2009:1530)).

Upgrading to version 3.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (42295). Similar entries are available at 4052, 50808, 50648 and 50647.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 42295
Nessus Name: CentOS 4 : firefox (CESA-2009:1530)
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OpenVAS ID: 66146
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1922-1 (xulrunner)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 3.0

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA2009-57
Researcher: moz_bug_r_a4
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-3374 (🔍)
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Vulnerability Center: 23891 - Mozilla Firefox Prior to 3.5.4 XPCOM Utility Chrome Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, High
SecurityFocus: 36857 - Mozilla Firefox XPCOM Utility Chrome Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 08/24/2021 18:58
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (64), 01/31/2018 09:55 (9), 08/24/2021 18:51 (4), 08/24/2021 18:58 (1)
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Cache ID: 3:1EA:103

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