Mozilla Firefox prior 1.0 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Mozilla Firefox. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-7293. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Mozilla Firefox (Web Browser). This affects an unknown code block. 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 integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Mozilla Firefox before 4 cannot properly restrict modifications to cookies established in HTTPS sessions, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to overwrite or delete arbitrary cookies via a Set-Cookie header in an HTTP response, related to lack of the HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) includeSubDomains feature, aka a "cookie forcing" issue.

The weakness was presented 08/09/2011 by Chris Evans as Bug 660053 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-7293. 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 1.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 49129†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-32697†). See VDB-58212, VDB-58208, VDB-58207 and VDB-58206 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

VulDB Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Temp Score: 5.2
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Exploitinginfo

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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OpenVAS ID: 802138
OpenVAS Name: Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities August-11 (Windows)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 1.0

Timelineinfo

11/24/2008 🔍
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08/09/2011 +987 days 🔍
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03/23/2015 +1317 days 🔍
11/17/2021 +2431 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: Bug 660053
Researcher: Chris Evans
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-7293 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-7293
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-58203
SecurityFocus: 49129 - Mozilla Firefox Secure Cookie Security Bypass Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 32697 - Mozilla Firefox before 4 Allows to Overwrite or Delete Arbitrary Cookies via a Set-Cookie Header, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 04:50 PM
Updated: 11/17/2021 10:16 AM
Changes: 03/23/2015 04:50 PM (55), 04/13/2017 12:27 PM (9), 11/17/2021 10:16 AM (3)
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