Mozilla Firefox up to 1.5.0.1 crypto.generateCRMFRequest security check
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Summary
A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Mozilla Firefox up to 1.5.0.1. Affected by this issue is the function crypto.generateCRMFRequest. Such manipulation leads to security check.
This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2006-1728. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.
Upgrading the affected component is recommended.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 1.5.0.1 (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function crypto.generateCRMFRequest. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a security check vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-358. The product does not implement or incorrectly implements one or more security-relevant checks as specified by the design of a standardized algorithm, protocol, or technique. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Unspecified vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird 1.x before 1.5.0.2 and 1.0.x before 1.0.8, Mozilla Suite before 1.7.13, and SeaMonkey before 1.0.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors related to the crypto.generateCRMFRequest method.
The weakness was presented 04/13/2006 by Georgi Guninski (shutdown) with TippingPoint and the Zero Day Initiative as RHSA-2006:0328 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-1728 since 04/12/2006. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1211.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21993 (CentOS 4 : firefox (CESA-2006:0328)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115354 (Mozilla SeaMonkey Multiple Vulnerabilities).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at mozilla.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 3977.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (25812), Tenable (21993), SecurityFocus (BID 17516†), OSVDB (24679†) and Secunia (SA19631†). See VDB-2162, VDB-2161, VDB-2158 and VDB-2157 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.
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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: 8.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9
VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.9
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Exploiting
Class: Security checkCWE: CWE-358
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 21993
Nessus Name: CentOS 4 : firefox (CESA-2006:0328)
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OpenVAS ID: 56664
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1044-1 (mozilla-firefox)
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Patch: mozilla.com
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Timeline
04/12/2006 🔍04/13/2006 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgProduct: mozilla.org
Advisory: RHSA-2006:0328
Researcher: Georgi Guninski (shutdown)
Organization: TippingPoint and the Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-1728 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-1728
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2168
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X-Force: 25812 - Multiple Mozilla products crypto.generateCRMFRequest code execution, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 17516 - Mozilla Suite, Firefox, SeaMonkey, and Thunderbird Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 19631 - Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 24679 - Mozilla Multiple Products crypto.generateCRMFRequest Method Arbitrary Code Execution
SecurityTracker: 1015925 - Mozilla Firefox crypto.generateCRMFRequest Method Lets Remote Users Install and Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 11163 - Mozilla Web-Browsers Arbitrary Code Execution via crypto.generateCRMFRequest Method, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-0058
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Entry
Created: 04/19/2006 11:11Updated: 01/20/2025 07:33
Changes: 04/19/2006 11:11 (94), 01/31/2018 09:53 (10), 03/12/2021 18:20 (3), 01/20/2025 07:33 (15)
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