Mozilla up to 1.7.7 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Mozilla. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2005-1532. Furthermore, an exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla (Web Browser) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Firefox before 1.0.4 and Mozilla Suite before 1.7.8 do not properly limit privileges of Javascript eval and Script objects in the calling context, which allows remote attackers to conduct unauthorized activities via "non-DOM property overrides," a variant of CVE-2005-1160.

The bug was discovered 05/12/2005. The weakness was published 05/12/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at vupen.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-1532 since 05/12/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21939 (CentOS 4 : firefox (CESA-2005:434)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117942 (CentOS Security Update for Mozilla (CESA-2005:435)).

Upgrading to version 1.0.4 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 31016.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (22598), Exploit-DB (25670), Tenable (21939), SecurityFocus (BID 15495†) and OSVDB (16605†). Similar entries are available at VDB-779, VDB-949, VDB-1326 and VDB-1467. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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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: 21939
Nessus Name: CentOS 4 : firefox (CESA-2005:434)
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OpenVAS ID: 55162
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 781-1 (mozilla-thunderbird)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mozilla 1.0.4
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-1532 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1532
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25160

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X-Force: 22598
SecurityFocus: 15495 - SCO OpenServer Release 5.0.7 Maintenance Pack 4 Released - Multiple Vulnerabilities Fixed
Secunia: 19823 - SUSE update for MozillaThunderbird, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 16605 - CVE-2005-1532 - Mozilla Suite And Firefox - Security Bypass Issue
SecurityTracker: 1013964
Vulnerability Center: 8346 - Code Execution in Firefox < 1.0.4 and Mozilla Suite < 1.7.8 via Javascript Eval and Script Objects, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2005-0530

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

Created: 03/11/2015 11:41
Updated: 01/27/2025 07:43
Changes: 03/11/2015 11:41 (80), 06/02/2019 12:46 (14), 01/27/2025 07:43 (20)
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