Mozilla Firefox up to 49 Add-On Update certificate validation
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A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 49 (Web Browser). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown functionality of the component Add-On Update. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a certificate validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-295. The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The weakness was presented 11/15/2016 as MFSA 2016-89 as confirmed security advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-9064. 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. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1587.003 for this issue.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 95590 (openSUSE Security Update : Mozilla Firefox / Thunderbird and NSS (openSUSE-2016-1407)), 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 236194 (Red Hat Update for firefox (RHSA-2016:2780)).
Upgrading to version 50 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (95590). See 93624, 93625, 93626 and 93627 for similar entries.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Certificate validationCWE: CWE-295 / CWE-287
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Nessus ID: 95590
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : Mozilla Firefox / Thunderbird and NSS (openSUSE-2016-1407)
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OpenVAS ID: 881932
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for firefox CESA-2016:2780 centos6
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Upgrade: Firefox 50
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Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgProduct: mozilla.org
Advisory: MFSA 2016-89
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2016-9064 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1037298 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Bypass Security Restrictions, Spoof URLs, Modify Files, and Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information
SecurityFocus: 94336
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Entry
Created: 11/16/2016 14:03Updated: 01/31/2018 09:56
Changes: 11/16/2016 14:03 (46), 01/31/2018 09:56 (23)
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