Mozilla Firefox up to 23.0.1 on Mac OS X NVIDIA Graphic Driver information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 23.0.1 on Mac OS X. It has been declared as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component NVIDIA Graphic Driver. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2013-1729. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 23.0.1 on Mac OS X (Web Browser) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component NVIDIA Graphic Driver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

The WebGL implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 24.0, when NVIDIA graphics drivers are used on Mac OS X, allows remote attackers to obtain desktop-screenshot data by reading from a CANVAS element.

The weakness was released 09/17/2013 by Victor Porof (Inferno) with Mozilla Corporation as Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2013-86 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at mozilla.org. The public release was coordinated with the vendor. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2013-1729 since 02/13/2013. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 70036 (Fedora 19 : firefox-24.0-1.fc19 / xulrunner-24.0-2.fc19 (2013-16992)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 121578 (Avant Browser Rendering Engines Multiple Security Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 24.0 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at mozilla.org. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (70036), SecurityFocus (BID 62447†), OSVDB (97394†), Secunia (SA54821†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-41549†). mozilla.org is providing further details. Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-10400, VDB-10401, VDB-10402 and VDB-10403. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 70036
Nessus Name: Fedora 19 : firefox-24.0-1.fc19 / xulrunner-24.0-2.fc19 (2013-16992)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 24.0

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2013-86
Researcher: Victor Porof (Inferno)
Organization: Mozilla Corporation
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CVE: CVE-2013-1729 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-1729
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-10436

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SecurityFocus: 62447 - RETIRED: Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey MFSA 2013-76 through -92 Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 54821 - Cyberfox Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 97394
Vulnerability Center: 41549 - Mozilla Firefox Before 24.0 Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability (CVE-2013-1729), Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/23/2013 18:52
Updated: 05/25/2021 18:30
Changes: 09/23/2013 18:52 (83), 01/31/2018 09:54 (4), 05/25/2021 18:30 (2)
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