Mozilla Mac OS X 1.0 authentication spoofing

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Mozilla Mac OS X 1.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation results in authentication spoofing. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2004-2228. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Mac OS X 1.0 (Web Browser). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authentication spoofing vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-290. This attack-focused weakness is caused by incorrectly implemented authentication schemes that are subject to spoofing attacks. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

mozilla firefox before 1.0 is installed with world-writable permissions on mac os x which allows local users to gain privileges.

The weakness was released 12/31/2004 by Wolfgang Schwarz and Gabriel Cabillón (Website). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2004-2228 since 07/17/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 16394 (GLSA-200501-03 : Mozilla, Firefox, Thunderbird: Various vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (18017), Tenable (16394), SecurityFocus (BID 11644†), OSVDB (11592†) and Secunia (SA13144†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-982, VDB-985, VDB-984 and VDB-983. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Authentication spoofing
CWE: CWE-290 / CWE-287
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 16394
Nessus Name: GLSA-200501-03 : Mozilla, Firefox, Thunderbird: Various vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 54789
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200501-03 (Mozilla)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org

Advisory: bugzilla.mozilla.org
Researcher: Wolfgang Schwarz, Gabriel Cabillón
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-2228 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-2228
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23136
X-Force: 18017
SecurityFocus: 11644 - Mozilla Firefox Insecure Default Installation Vulnerability
Secunia: 13144 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 11592 - Mozilla Firefox for MacOS Weak Permission Privilege Escalation
Vulnerability Center: 22936 - Mozilla Firefox < 1.0 World-Writable Permissions Local Privileges Escalation Vulnerability, Low

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/09/2015 16:19
Updated: 06/30/2021 20:25
Changes: 03/09/2015 16:19 (58), 02/12/2017 12:48 (16), 06/30/2021 20:25 (3)
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