Mozilla Firefox up to 54 on Linux Sandbox Broker access control

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Summary
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 54 on Linux. This affects an unknown function of the component Sandbox Broker. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2017-7794. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 54 on Linux (Web Browser). This affects an unknown functionality of the component Sandbox Broker. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on integrity, and availability.
The bug was discovered 08/08/2017. The weakness was disclosed 08/08/2017 as MFSA 2017-18 as confirmed security advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-7794 since 04/12/2017. 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 102357 (Mozilla Firefox < 55 Multiple Vulnerabilities (macOS)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370507 (Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities. (mfsa2017-18,mfsa2017-19)).
Upgrading to version 55 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 (102357) and SecurityTracker (ID 1039124†). The entries VDB-105249, VDB-105250, VDB-105251 and VDB-105252 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.
Product
Type
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.mozilla.org/
- Product: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.6VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.5
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VulDB Temp Score: 5.2
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Exploiting
Class: Access controlCWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 102357
Nessus Name: Mozilla Firefox < 55 Multiple Vulnerabilities (macOS)
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OpenVAS ID: 841810
OpenVAS Name: Ubuntu Update for firefox USN-3391-3
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Firefox 55
Timeline
04/12/2017 🔍08/08/2017 🔍
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08/10/2017 🔍
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08/12/2017 🔍
06/11/2018 🔍
12/15/2022 🔍
Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgProduct: mozilla.org
Advisory: MFSA 2017-18
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-7794 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-7794
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-105267
SecurityFocus: 100196
SecurityTracker: 1039124
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Entry
Created: 08/13/2017 00:07Updated: 12/15/2022 16:38
Changes: 08/13/2017 00:07 (79), 11/06/2019 16:14 (3), 01/09/2021 10:20 (2), 12/15/2022 16:38 (3)
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