Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird up to 1.5.0.3 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird up to 1.5.0.3. This affects an unknown part. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-2787. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird up to 1.5.0.3 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

EvalInSandbox in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird before 1.5.0.4 allows remote attackers to gain privileges via javascript that calls the valueOf method on objects that were created outside of the sandbox.

The bug was discovered 06/01/2006. The weakness was shared 06/02/2006 by Mikolaj J. Habryn (moz_bug_r_a4) with Cybozu Labs (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-2787 since 06/02/2006. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22163 (CentOS 4 : seamonkey (CESA-2006:0609)), 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 117662 (CentOS Security Update for Firefox (CESA-2006:0610)).

Upgrading to version 1.5.0.4 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 4656.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (26842), Tenable (22163), SecurityFocus (BID 18228†), OSVDB (26308†) and Secunia (SA20376†). The entries VDB-2174, VDB-2283, VDB-2285 and VDB-2282 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9

VulDB Base Score: 8.8
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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 22163
Nessus Name: CentOS 4 : seamonkey (CESA-2006:0609)
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OpenVAS ID: 57153
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1118-1 (mozilla)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox/Thunderbird 1.5.0.4
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Mikolaj J. Habryn (moz_bug_r_a4)
Organization: Cybozu Labs
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-2787 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-2787
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-30604

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X-Force: 26842
SecurityFocus: 18228 - Mozilla Firefox, SeaMonkey, Camino, and Thunderbird Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 20376 - Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 26308 - CVE-2006-2787 - Mozilla - Firefox And Thunderbird - Privilege Escalation Issue
SecurityTracker: 1016202
Vulnerability Center: 11898 - Mozilla Firefox \x26 Thunderbird Code Execution via EvalInSabdbox, High
Vupen: ADV-2006-2106

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 12:19
Updated: 06/20/2019 16:56
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (91), 06/20/2019 16:56 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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