Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird 16.0.1/16.0.2 Sandbox evalInSandbox location.href config

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird 16.0.1/16.0.2 (Web Browser). Affected is the function evalInSandbox of the component Sandbox. The manipulation of the argument location.href with an unknown input leads to a config vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-16. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The evalInSandbox implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 17.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.11, Thunderbird before 17.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.11, and SeaMonkey before 2.14 uses an incorrect context during the handling of JavaScript code that sets the location.href property, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks or read arbitrary files by leveraging a sandboxed add-on.

The weakness was shared 11/20/2012 by moz_bug_r_a4 with Mozilla Corporation as MFSA 2012-93 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at mozilla.org. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-4201 since 08/08/2012. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details and a private exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.004.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 74824 (openSUSE Security Update : MozillaFirefox (openSUSE-SU-2012:1583-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120702 (Red Hat Update for Xulrunner Firefox (RHSA-2012:1482)).

Upgrading to version 17.0 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at mozilla.org. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (80171), Tenable (74824), SecurityFocus (BID 56618†), OSVDB (87594†) and Secunia (SA51358†). Further details are available at bugzilla.mozilla.org.

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Class: Config
CWE: CWE-16
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Nessus ID: 74824
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : MozillaFirefox (openSUSE-SU-2012:1583-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 892583
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2583-1 (iceweasel - several vulnerabilities
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Upgrade: Firefox/Thunderbird 17.0

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA 2012-93
Researcher: moz_bug_r_a4
Organization: Mozilla Corporation
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CVE: CVE-2012-4201 (🔍)
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X-Force: 80171
SecurityFocus: 56618 - Mozilla Firefox, SeaMonkey, and Thunderbird CVE-2012-4201 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 51358 - Mozilla Firefox / Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 87594
SecurityTracker: 1027791 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
Vulnerability Center: 37362 - Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird and SeaMonkey Cross-Site Scripting and File Read - CVE-2012-4201, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 11/23/2012 13:36
Updated: 04/19/2021 13:26
Changes: 11/23/2012 13:36 (94), 01/31/2018 09:53 (5), 04/19/2021 13:26 (3)
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Cache ID: 3:18A:103

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