Mozilla Firefox up to 2.0.10 Mac OS X LiveConnect input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Mozilla Firefox. This affects an unknown part of the component Mac OS X LiveConnect. Such manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-2806. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Mozilla Firefox (Web Browser). Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Mac OS X LiveConnect. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.15 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.10 on Mac OS X allow remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and create arbitrary socket connections via a crafted Java applet, related to the Java Embedding Plugin (JEP) and Java LiveConnect.

The weakness was shared 07/02/2008 by Gregory Fleischer with Mozilla as MFSA2008-29 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-2806 since 06/20/2008. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 33454 (Fedora 9 : seamonkey-1.1.10-1.fc9 (2008-6193)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora 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 (43541), Tenable (33454), SecurityFocus (BID 30038†), OSVDB (46680†) and Secunia (SA30911†). The entries VDB-3756, VDB-3757, VDB-3758 and VDB-3759 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 33454
Nessus Name: Fedora 9 : seamonkey-1.1.10-1.fc9 (2008-6193)
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OpenVAS ID: 61463
OpenVAS Name: Slackware Advisory SSA:2008-191-03 seamonkey
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 2.0.0.15

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA2008-29
Researcher: Gregory Fleischer
Organization: Mozilla
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-2806 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-2806
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3764
X-Force: 43541
SecurityFocus: 30038 - Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.14 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 30911 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 46680 - Mozilla Multiple Mac OS X Browser Java Embedding Plugin (JEP) Same-origin Policy Bypass Arbitrary Socket Connection
SecurityTracker: 1020419 - Mozilla Firefox 2.0 Has Multiple Bugs That Permit Remote Code Execution, Certificate Spoofing, Cross-Site Scripting, and Other Impacts
Vulnerability Center: 18722 - Mozilla Firefox < 2.0.0.15 and SeaMonkey < 1.1.10 Java LiveConnect Arbitrary Socket Connections, High
Vupen: ADV-2008-1993

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/18/2008 12:33
Updated: 03/16/2021 16:37
Changes: 07/18/2008 12:33 (59), 01/31/2018 09:54 (26), 03/16/2021 16:28 (7), 03/16/2021 16:31 (2), 03/16/2021 16:37 (1)
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