Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.4 path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.4. Impacted is an unknown function. This manipulation causes path traversal. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-3073. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.4 (Web Browser). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.4 and earlier on Mac OS X and Unix allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via ..%2F (dot dot encoded slash) sequences in a resource:// URI.

The bug was discovered 05/17/2007. The weakness was released 06/01/2007 by Thor Larholm as Bug 380994 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-3073 since 06/05/2007. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

It is possible to download the exploit at larholm.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 16 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 63402 (GLSA-201301-01 : Mozilla Products: Multiple vulnerabilities (BEAST)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115566 (Directory Traversal in Mozilla Firefox - Zero Day).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 7 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (34897), Tenable (63402), SecurityFocus (BID 24303†), OSVDB (35920†) and Secunia (SA25481†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-5327, VDB-36797, VDB-36612 and VDB-37142. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Nessus ID: 63402
Nessus Name: GLSA-201301-01 : Mozilla Products: Multiple vulnerabilities (BEAST)
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OpenVAS ID: 18627
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Linux Local Check: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201301-01
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: Bug 380994
Researcher: Thor Larholm
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2007-3073 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-3073
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-37141
X-Force: 34897
SecurityFocus: 24303 - Mozilla Firefox Resource Variant Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Secunia: 25481
OSVDB: 35920 - Mozilla Firefox on Unix resource:// %2F Encoded Traversal Arbitrary File Access
Vulnerability Center: 15305 - Mozilla Firefox Directory Traversal, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/15/2015 15:58
Updated: 07/20/2019 14:22
Changes: 03/15/2015 15:58 (80), 07/20/2019 14:22 (10)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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