Mozilla Firefox 3.0 Tab Restore access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox 3.0. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Tab Restore Handler. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2009-0355. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Mozilla Firefox 3.0 (Web Browser). This affects an unknown function of the component Tab Restore Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

components/sessionstore/src/nsSessionStore.js in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.6 does not block changes of INPUT elements to type="file" during tab restoration, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to read arbitrary files on a client machine via a crafted INPUT element.

The bug was discovered 02/03/2009. The weakness was disclosed 02/04/2009 by Wladimir Palant (moz_bug_r_a4) with Mozilla (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at secunia.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-0355 since 01/29/2009. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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 $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 65113 (Ubuntu 7.10 : firefox-3.0 vulnerabilities (USN-717-2)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116184 (Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey Multiple Vulnerabilities (MFSA 2009-01 to -06 RHSA-2009:0256 RHSA-2009:0257)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 6 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (48461), Tenable (65113), SecurityFocus (BID 33598†), OSVDB (51930†) and Secunia (SA33799†). The entries VDB-3928, VDB-3924, VDB-3930 and VDB-3929 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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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: 65113
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 7.10 : firefox-3.0 vulnerabilities (USN-717-2)
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OpenVAS ID: 63378
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Core 10 FEDORA-2009-1398 (xulrunner)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: Wladimir Palant (moz_bug_r_a4)
Organization: Mozilla
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-0355 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0355
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3927

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X-Force: 48461
SecurityFocus: 33598 - Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey MFSA 2009 -01 to -06 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 33799
OSVDB: 51930 - Mozilla Firefox components/sessionstore/src/nsSessionStore.js file INPUT Element Arbitrary File Access
SecurityTracker: 1021665
Vulnerability Center: 20732 - Mozilla Firefox <3.0.6 SessionStore Vulnerability Allows Remote Attackers to Read Arbitrary Files, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-0313

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/19/2009 17:15
Updated: 08/26/2019 15:24
Changes: 02/19/2009 17:15 (99), 08/26/2019 15:24 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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