Mozilla Firefox up to 2.0.0.14 Same Origin Policy access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Mozilla Firefox. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Same Origin Policy. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2008-2810. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Same Origin Policy. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.15 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.10 do not properly identify the context of Windows shortcut files, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via a crafted web site for which the user has previously saved a shortcut.

The bug was discovered 07/02/2008. The weakness was released 07/07/2008 with Mozilla (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at redhat.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-2810 since 06/20/2008. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful 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 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 and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115851 (Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 2.0.0.8 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (43522), Tenable (33399), SecurityFocus (BID 30038†), OSVDB (46676†) and Secunia (SA30878†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-3756, VDB-3757, VDB-3758 and VDB-3759. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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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: 63144
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1697-1 (iceape)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 2.0.0.8

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: redhat.com
Organization: Mozilla
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-2810 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-2810
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-43091

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X-Force: 43522
SecurityFocus: 30038 - Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.14 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 30878
OSVDB: 46676 - CVE-2008-2810 - Mozilla - Firefox and SeaMonkey - Security Bypass Issue
SecurityTracker: 1020419
Vulnerability Center: 18726 - Mozilla Firefox < 2.0.0.15 and SeaMonkey < 1.1.10 Unauthorized Access to Local Files, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-1993

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 12:19
Updated: 08/12/2019 10:09
Changes: 03/17/2015 12:19 (75), 08/12/2019 10:09 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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