Mozilla Firefox up to 3.6.8 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 3.6.8. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2010-2762. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 3.6.8 (Web Browser). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. 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. The summary by CVE is:

The XPCSafeJSObjectWrapper class in the SafeJSObjectWrapper (aka SJOW) implementation in Mozilla Firefox 3.6.x before 3.6.9 and Thunderbird 3.1.x before 3.1.3 does not properly restrict objects at the end of scope chains, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code with chrome privileges via vectors related to a chrome privileged object and a chain ending in an outer object.

The weakness was shared 09/09/2010 by Blake Kaplan as Bug 584180 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-2762 since 07/14/2010. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 49182 (CentOS 4 / 5 : firefox (CESA-2010:0681)), 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 118595 (Red Hat Update for Xulrunner Firefox (RHSA-2010:0681)).

Upgrading to version 3.6.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (61656), Tenable (49182), SecurityFocus (BID 43092†), Secunia (SA42867†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-27098†). The entries VDB-4173, VDB-54722, VDB-54661 and VDB-54660 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.7
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 49182
Nessus Name: CentOS 4 / 5 : firefox (CESA-2010:0681)
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OpenVAS ID: 67994
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: firefox
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 3.6.4

Timelineinfo

07/14/2010 🔍
09/07/2010 +55 days 🔍
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09/13/2010 +4 days 🔍
01/10/2011 +119 days 🔍
03/19/2015 +1529 days 🔍
09/24/2021 +2381 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: Bug 584180
Researcher: Blake Kaplan
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2010-2762 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-2762
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-54649

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X-Force: 61656
SecurityFocus: 43092 - Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird 'XPCSafeJSObjectWrapper' Chrome Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 42867 - Oracle Solaris Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
Vulnerability Center: 27098 - Mozilla Firefox <3.6.9 and Thunderbird <3.1.3 XPCSafeJSObjectWrapper Remote JavaScript Execution, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2010-2323

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 02:37 PM
Updated: 09/24/2021 03:04 PM
Changes: 03/19/2015 02:37 PM (66), 03/04/2017 03:17 PM (14), 09/24/2021 03:04 PM (3)
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