Mozilla Firefox up to 53.x on Android URL information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 53.x on Android and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component URL Handler. The manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-7759. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 53.x on Android (Web Browser). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code of the component URL Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 06/13/2017. The weakness was presented 06/13/2017 by Takeshi Terada as MFSA 2017-15 as confirmed security advisory (Website). The advisory is available at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-7759 since 04/12/2017. 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 100775 (FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (6cec1b0a-da15-467d-8691-1dea392d4c8d)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370431 (Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities. (mfsa2017-15,mfsa2017-16)).

Upgrading to version 54.0 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 Tenable (100775), SecurityFocus (BID 99052†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1038689†). See VDB-102487, VDB-102488, VDB-102489 and VDB-102490 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: No
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Nessus ID: 100775
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (6cec1b0a-da15-467d-8691-1dea392d4c8d)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 54.0

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA 2017-15
Researcher: Takeshi Terada
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-7759 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-7759
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-102498
SecurityFocus: 99052 - Mozilla Firefox for Android CVE-2017-7759 Local Security Bypass Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1038689

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20130704
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/14/2017 17:35
Updated: 12/28/2020 15:08
Changes: 06/14/2017 17:35 (77), 10/17/2019 18:29 (6), 12/28/2020 15:08 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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