Mozilla Firefox up to 65.x on Android APITRACE_LIB 7pk security

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 65.x on Android. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component APITRACE_LIB. Performing a manipulation results in 7pk security. This vulnerability was named CVE-2019-9798. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 65.x on Android (Web Browser). This affects an unknown functionality of the component APITRACE_LIB. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a 7pk security vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-254. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

On Android systems, Firefox can load a library from APITRACE_LIB, which is writable by all users and applications. This could allow malicious third party applications to execute a man-in-the-middle attack if a malicious code was written to that location and loaded. *Note: This issue only affects Android. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 66.

The bug was discovered 03/19/2019. The weakness was presented 04/26/2019. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-9798 since 03/14/2019. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/07/2023). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1211 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 38 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading to version 66.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

See VDB-134167, VDB-134166, VDB-134164 and VDB-134162 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 7.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: 7pk security
CWE: CWE-254
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Upgrade: Firefox 66.0

Timelineinfo

03/14/2019 🔍
03/19/2019 +5 days 🔍
04/26/2019 +38 days 🔍
04/27/2019 +1 days 🔍
09/07/2023 +1594 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: mozilla.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2019-9798 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-9798
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-134163
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20130704
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/27/2019 09:07
Updated: 09/07/2023 18:08
Changes: 04/27/2019 09:07 (59), 06/03/2020 07:12 (1), 09/07/2023 18:01 (4), 09/07/2023 18:08 (1)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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