Mozilla Firefox 12.0 wsock32.dll access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Mozilla Firefox 12.0. The impacted element is an unknown function in the library wsock32.dll. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2012-1942. The attack is only possible with local access. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox 12.0 (Web Browser). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown functionality in the library wsock32.dll. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The Mozilla Updater and Windows Updater Service in Mozilla Firefox 12.0, Thunderbird 12.0, and SeaMonkey 2.9 on Windows allow local users to gain privileges by loading a DLL file in a privileged context.

The weakness was released 06/05/2012 by James Forshaw with Context Information Security as 2012-35 as not defined knowledge base article (Website). The advisory is shared for download at mozilla.org. The public release was coordinated with the vendor. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-1942 since 03/30/2012. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 68949 (SuSE 11.3 Security Update : Mozilla Firefox (SAT Patch Number 8001)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165488 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for Mozilla Firefox (SUSE-SU-2012:0746-1)).

Upgrading to version 13.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (76070), Tenable (68949), SecurityFocus (BID 53803†), OSVDB (82671†) and Secunia (SA49366†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-5487, VDB-5489, VDB-5490 and VDB-5492. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.0

VulDB Base Score: 8.4
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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 68949
Nessus Name: SuSE 11.3 Security Update : Mozilla Firefox (SAT Patch Number 8001)
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OpenVAS ID: 802867
OpenVAS Name: Mozilla Products Updater Service Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities (Win)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 13.0

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: 2012-35
Researcher: James Forshaw
Organization: Context Information Security
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-1942 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-1942
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-5496

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X-Force: 76070
SecurityFocus: 53803 - Mozilla Firefox SeaMonkey and Thunderbird CVE-2012-1942 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 49366 - Mozilla Firefox / Thunderbird / SeaMonkey Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 82671
Vulnerability Center: 35289 - Mozilla Firefox 12.0, Thunderbird 12.0, and SeaMonkey 2.9 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/08/2012 18:14
Updated: 03/25/2021 10:04
Changes: 06/08/2012 18:14 (78), 01/31/2018 09:53 (10), 03/25/2021 10:04 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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