VDB-10052 · OSVDB 96491 · GCVE-100-10052

Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird prior 23.0 on Windows Path UninstallString privileges management ⚔ [Disputed]

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird on Windows. This impacts an unknown function of the component Path Handler. Such manipulation of the argument UninstallString leads to privileges management. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is still unclear if this vulnerability genuinely exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird on Windows (Web Browser). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component Path Handler. The manipulation of the argument UninstallString with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity.

The weakness was disclosed 08/28/2012 by Stefan Kanthak as CVE request for Mozilla Firefox (Windows) as not defined mailinglist post (oss-sec). The advisory is shared for download at seclists.org. The public release happened without coordination with the vendor. The attack may be launched remotely. The successful exploitation requires a simple authentication. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment.

Upgrading to version 23.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at OSVDB (96491†). bugzilla.mozilla.org is providing further details. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.7

VulDB Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Temp Score: 4.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox/Thunderbird 23.0

Timelineinfo

08/28/2012 🔍
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08/06/2013 +343 days 🔍
08/28/2013 +22 days 🔍
03/21/2019 +2031 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: CVE request for Mozilla Firefox (Windows)
Researcher: Stefan Kanthak
Status: Not defined
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GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-10052
OSVDB: 96491

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

Created: 08/28/2013 11:16
Updated: 03/21/2019 14:36
Changes: 08/28/2013 11:16 (53), 03/21/2019 14:36 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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