Mozilla Firefox up to 62.x on Android Cache Favicon information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Mozilla Firefox up to 62.x on Android. This affects an unknown function of the component Cache Handler. The manipulation as part of Favicon leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-12400. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 62.x on Android (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component Cache Handler. The manipulation as part of a Favicon 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, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 10/23/2018. The weakness was shared 10/23/2018 by Christian Holler (Nils) as MFSA 2018-26 as confirmed security advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at mozilla.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-12400 since 06/14/2018. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 118397 (Mozilla Firefox < 63 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371276 (Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities (MFSA-2018-26 MFSA-2018-27 )).

Upgrading to version 63.0 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 (118397), SecurityFocus (BID 105718†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1041944†). The entries VDB-125961, VDB-125962, VDB-125963 and VDB-125964 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 118397
Nessus Name: Mozilla Firefox < 63 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 63.0

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06/14/2018 🔍
10/23/2018 +130 days 🔍
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06/03/2023 +1681 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA 2018-26
Researcher: Christian Holler (Nils)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-12400 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-12400
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-125969
SecurityFocus: 105718 - Mozilla Firefox and Firefox ESR Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1041944

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

Created: 10/26/2018 07:13
Updated: 06/03/2023 08:17
Changes: 10/26/2018 07:13 (73), 04/06/2020 17:57 (11), 06/03/2023 08:17 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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