Mozilla Firefox up to 3.0.3 input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 3.0.3. The impacted element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in input validation. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2008-5023. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 3.0.3 (Web Browser). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4, Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.13 allows remote attackers to bypass the protection mechanism for codebase principals and execute arbitrary script via the -moz-binding CSS property in a signed JAR file.

The bug was discovered 11/12/2008. The weakness was disclosed 11/13/2008 by Georgi Guninski (moz_bug_r_a4) with Martijn Wargers (Website). The advisory is shared at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-5023 since 11/10/2008. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

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 36485 (CentOS 3 / 4 : seamonkey (CESA-2008:0977)), 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 119094 (Red Hat Update for Xulrunner Firefox (RHSA-2008:0978)).

Upgrading to version 1.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 5 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 6618.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (46581), Tenable (36485), SecurityFocus (BID 32281†), OSVDB (50182†) and Secunia (SA32684†). The entries VDB-44999, VDB-44998, VDB-44996 and VDB-44995 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.6
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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: 36485
Nessus Name: CentOS 3 / 4 : seamonkey (CESA-2008:0977)
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OpenVAS ID: 61907
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1669-1 (xulrunner)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 1.1
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11/12/2008 +2 days 🔍
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04/23/2009 +156 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +2154 days 🔍
08/20/2019 +1617 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Georgi Guninski (moz_bug_r_a4)
Organization: Martijn Wargers
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-5023 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-5023
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44997

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X-Force: 46581
SecurityFocus: 32281 - Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 32684
OSVDB: 50182 - CVE-2008-5023 - Mozilla - Multiple Products - Security Bypass Issue
SecurityTracker: 1021189
Vulnerability Center: 19998 - Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey Vulnerability Allows Arbitrary Script Execution via a JAR File, High
Vupen: ADV-2008-3146

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/20/2019 16:44
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (80), 08/20/2019 16:44 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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