Mozilla Firefox up to 1.0.4 InstallTrigger.install Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Mozilla Firefox up to 1.0.4. Affected by this issue is the function InstallTrigger.install. The manipulation leads to Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-2260. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 1.0.4 (Web Browser) and classified as problematic. This issue affects the function InstallTrigger.install. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The browser user interface in Firefox before 1.0.5, Mozilla before 1.7.9, and Netscape 8.0.2 and 7.2 does not properly distinguish between user-generated events and untrusted synthetic events, which makes it easier for remote attackers to perform dangerous actions that normally could only be performed manually by the user.

The weakness was disclosed 07/13/2005 by Matthew Mastracci (moz_bug_r_a4) as MFSA2005-48 as not defined advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at mozilla.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-2260 since 07/13/2005. 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. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19260 (Fedora Core 3 : firefox-1.0.6-1.1.fc3 (2005-603)), 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 117890 (CentOS Security Update for Mozilla (CESA-2005:587)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at mozilla.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (19260), SecurityFocus (BID 14242†), Secunia (SA16043†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-8649†). The entries VDB-1323, VDB-1543, VDB-1609 and VDB-1612 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 19260
Nessus Name: Fedora Core 3 : firefox-1.0.6-1.1.fc3 (2005-603)
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OpenVAS ID: 55121
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 779-1 (mozilla-firefox)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: mozilla.org

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA2005-48
Researcher: Matthew Mastracci (moz_bug_r_a4)
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-2260 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2260
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1607

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SecurityFocus: 14242 - Mozilla Suite, Firefox And Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 16043 - Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
Vulnerability Center: 8649
Vupen: ADV-2005-1075

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/15/2005 12:08
Updated: 07/10/2024 08:48
Changes: 07/15/2005 12:08 (70), 01/31/2018 09:53 (8), 03/11/2021 17:55 (8), 03/11/2021 18:00 (1), 07/10/2024 08:48 (16)
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