Mozilla Firefox up to 3.0.4 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Mozilla Firefox 3.0/3.0.1/3.0.2/3.0.3/3.0.4. The affected element is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to access control. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2008-5505. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Mozilla Firefox 3.0/3.0.1/3.0.2/3.0.3/3.0.4 (Web Browser). This vulnerability affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.5 allows remote attackers to bypass intended privacy restrictions by using the persist attribute in an XUL element to create and access data entities that are similar to cookies.

The weakness was presented 12/17/2008 by Jesse Ruderman (moz_bug_r_a4) as Bug 295994 as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-5505 since 12/12/2008. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 43721 (CentOS 4 / 5 : firefox (CESA-2008:1036)), 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 165625 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update Mozilla (SUSE-SA:2009:002)).

Upgrading to version 3.0.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (47411), Tenable (43721), SecurityFocus (BID 32882†), Secunia (SA33216†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1021428†). See VDB-45575, VDB-45574, VDB-45573 and VDB-45572 for similar entries. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 43721
Nessus Name: CentOS 4 / 5 : firefox (CESA-2008:1036)
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OpenVAS ID: 63047
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: firefox
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 3.0.2

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: Bug 295994
Researcher: Jesse Ruderman (moz_bug_r_a4)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-5505 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-5505
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-45568

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X-Force: 47411
SecurityFocus: 32882 - Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 33216 - Ubuntu update for firefox-3.0 and xulrunner-1.9, Highly Critical
SecurityTracker: 1021428 - Mozilla Firefox XUL Elements Let Remote Users Store Cookie-Like Information
Vulnerability Center: 20264 - Mozilla Firefox 3 - 3.0.4 Remote Bypass Restrictions Vulnerability via a Persist XUL Attribute, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-0977

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/03/2021 16:33
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (67), 04/13/2017 12:26 (19), 08/03/2021 16:33 (3)
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