Mozilla Firefox prior 1.0.9 Registry GeckoActiveXObject information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Mozilla Firefox. This affects the function GeckoActiveXObject of the component Registry. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2009-3987. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Mozilla Firefox (Web Browser). This issue affects the function GeckoActiveXObject of the component Registry. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The GeckoActiveXObject function in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.16 and 3.5.x before 3.5.6, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.1, generates different exception messages depending on whether the referenced COM object is listed in the registry, which allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information about installed software by making multiple calls that specify the ProgID values of different COM objects.

The weakness was published 12/17/2009 by Gregory Fleischer (Website). The advisory is shared at vupen.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-3987 since 11/19/2009. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 63402 (GLSA-201301-01 : Mozilla Products: Multiple vulnerabilities (BEAST)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116769 (Mozilla Firefox/SeaMonkey Multiple Vulnerabilities (MFSA 2009-65 through MFSA 2009-71)).

Upgrading to version 1.0.9 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (54798), Tenable (63402), SecurityFocus (BID 37360†), Secunia (SA37699†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1023346†). Similar entries are available at VDB-5327, VDB-36797, VDB-36612 and VDB-37141. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 63402
Nessus Name: GLSA-201301-01 : Mozilla Products: Multiple vulnerabilities (BEAST)
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OpenVAS ID: 66547
OpenVAS Name: Mandriva Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:339 (firefox)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 1.0.9
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03/18/2015 +1914 days 🔍
08/30/2021 +2357 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Gregory Fleischer
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-3987 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-3987
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-51185

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X-Force: 54798
SecurityFocus: 37360 - Mozilla Firefox/SeaMonkey GeckoActiveXObject Exception Message COM Object Enumeration Vulnerability
Secunia: 37699 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
SecurityTracker: 1023346 - Mozilla Firefox GeckoActiveXObject Discloses Installed COM Objects to Remote Users
Vulnerability Center: 24404 - Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey GeckoActiveXObject Installed Software Enumeration Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-3547

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 08/30/2021 07:54
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (67), 02/18/2017 09:37 (18), 08/30/2021 07:54 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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