Mozilla Firefox up to 2.0.0.14 Upload Form input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Mozilla Firefox. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Upload Form Handler. This manipulation causes input validation. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2008-2805. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Mozilla Firefox (Web Browser). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Upload Form Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.15 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.10 allow remote attackers to force the upload of arbitrary local files from a client computer via vectors involving originalTarget and DOM Range.

The weakness was presented 07/02/2008 by Claudio Santambrogio with Mozilla as MFSA2008-28 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-2805 since 06/20/2008. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 33399 (CentOS 3 / 4 : seamonkey (CESA-2008:0547)), 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 115851 (Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 2.0.0.15 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (43543), Tenable (33399), SecurityFocus (BID 30038†), OSVDB (46681†) and Secunia (SA30911†). See VDB-3756, VDB-3757, VDB-3758 and VDB-3759 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 33399
Nessus Name: CentOS 3 / 4 : seamonkey (CESA-2008:0547)
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OpenVAS ID: 61282
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1607-1 (iceweasel)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 2.0.0.15

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07/01/2008 +11 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA2008-28
Researcher: Claudio Santambrogio
Organization: Mozilla
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-2805 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-2805
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3763

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X-Force: 43543
SecurityFocus: 30038 - Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.14 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 30911 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 46681 - Mozilla Multiple Browser originalTarget / DOM Range Arbitrary File Upload
SecurityTracker: 1020419 - Mozilla Firefox 2.0 Has Multiple Bugs That Permit Remote Code Execution, Certificate Spoofing, Cross-Site Scripting, and Other Impacts
Vulnerability Center: 18721 - Mozilla Firefox <2.0.0.15 and SeaMonkey <1.1.10 Allow File Upload via OriginalTarget and DOM Range, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-1993

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/18/2008 12:33
Updated: 03/16/2021 16:25
Changes: 07/18/2008 12:33 (86), 01/31/2018 09:52 (10), 03/16/2021 16:25 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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