Mozilla Firefox 41 Whitespace 7pk security

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Mozilla Firefox 41 (Web Browser). This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Whitespace Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a 7pk security vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-254. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Mozilla Firefox before 42.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.4 allow remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy for an IP address origin, and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, by appending whitespace characters to an IP address string.

The weakness was released 11/03/2015 as MFSA 2015-12 as confirmed security advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at mozilla.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-7188 since 09/16/2015. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1211 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 86726 (CentOS 5 / 6 / 7 : firefox (CESA-2015:1982)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 175574 (Debian Security Update for icedove (DSA 3410-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (107796) and Tenable (86726). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 69224, 76999, 77077 and 77078.

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Class: 7pk security
CWE: CWE-254
ATT&CK: T1211

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Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 86726
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 / 6 / 7 : firefox (CESA-2015:1982)
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OpenVAS ID: 703393
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3393-1 (iceweasel - security update)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA 2015-12
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-7188 (🔍)
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X-Force: 107796 - Mozilla Firefox whitespace security bypass
SecurityTracker: 1034069
Vulnerability Center: 54180 - Mozilla Firefox before 42 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.4 Remote XSS Vulnerability - CVE-2015-7188, High
SecurityFocus: 77411

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Created: 11/04/2015 11:10
Updated: 06/26/2022 09:10
Changes: 11/04/2015 11:10 (76), 03/10/2018 12:03 (2), 06/26/2022 09:10 (3)
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