Mozilla Firefox up to 0.10.1 Local Image information disclosure

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 0.10.1 (Web Browser). This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component Local Image Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Mozilla Firefox before 1.0 truncates long filenames in the file download dialog box, which makes it easier for remote attackers to trick users into downloading files with dangerous extensions.

The weakness was disclosed 11/10/2004 by Wolfgang Schwarz as Bug 69070 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is available at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2004-2227 since 07/17/2005. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 269 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 16394 (GLSA-200501-03 : Mozilla, Firefox, Thunderbird: Various vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at mozilla.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (18016) and Tenable (16394). Additional details are provided at vuldb.com. The entries 983 and 23136 are pretty similar.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1592

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Nessus ID: 16394
Nessus Name: GLSA-200501-03 : Mozilla, Firefox, Thunderbird: Various vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 54789
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200501-03 (Mozilla)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: mozilla.org

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: Bug 69070
Researcher: Wolfgang Schwarz
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-2227 (🔍)
X-Force: 18016 - Mozilla Firefox spoof the file extension of a downloadable file, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 11643 - Mozilla Firefox Download Dialogue Box File Name Spoofing Vulnerability
Secunia: 13724 - Gentoo update for mozilla/firefox/thunderbird, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 11591 - Mozilla Firefox File Download Truncation Extension Spoofing

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/11/2004 09:30
Updated: 03/10/2021 10:34
Changes: 11/11/2004 09:30 (89), 10/08/2018 15:43 (3), 03/10/2021 10:34 (2)
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