Mozilla Firefox race condition

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Mozilla Firefox. This affects an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to race condition. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-4129. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox (Web Browser) (affected version unknown). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-362. The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently. As an impact it is known to affect integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Race condition in Mozilla Firefox allows remote attackers to produce a JavaScript message with a spoofed domain association by writing the message in between the document request and document load for a web page in a different domain.

The weakness was released 12/14/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-4129 since 12/01/2009. 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 current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 04/29/2017).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (54611), SecurityFocus (BID 37230†), SecurityTracker (ID 1023287†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-39561†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-51137. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Race condition
CWE: CWE-362
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Remote: Yes

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OpenVAS ID: 801094
OpenVAS Name: Mozilla Firefox Multiple Spoofing Vulnerabilies - dec09 (Linux)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/01/2009 🔍
12/07/2009 +6 days 🔍
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12/08/2009 +1 days 🔍
12/14/2009 +6 days 🔍
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05/14/2013 +1247 days 🔍
03/18/2015 +673 days 🔍
04/29/2017 +773 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2009-4129 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-4129
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-51136
X-Force: 54611
SecurityFocus: 37230 - Mozilla Firefox JavaScript 'Prompted Message' Spoofing Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1023287 - Mozilla Firefox JavaScript Bugs Let Remote Users Spoof Prompt Dialogs
Vulnerability Center: 39561 - Mozilla Firefox Remote Spoofing of a Domain Association, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 04/29/2017 20:52
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (58), 04/29/2017 20:52 (7)
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Cache ID: 216:3F9:103

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