Mozilla Firefox 4.0 WebSockets Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Mozilla Firefox 4.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component WebSockets. This manipulation causes Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2010-4508. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in Mozilla Firefox 4.0 (Web Browser). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component WebSockets. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The WebSockets implementation in Mozilla Firefox 4 through 4.0 Beta 7 does not properly perform proxy upgrade negotiation, which has unspecified impact and remote attack vectors, related to an "inherent problem" with the WebSocket specification.

The weakness was presented 12/07/2010 (Website). The advisory is shared at wiki.mozilla.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-4508 since 12/09/2010. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/06/2021).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 75693 (openSUSE Security Update : opera (openSUSE-SU-2010:1094-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks.

Upgrading 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 (64388), Tenable (75693), OSVDB (69758†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-34102†). 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: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.4

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Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 75693
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : opera (openSUSE-SU-2010:1094-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 801562
OpenVAS Name: Mozilla Firefox Browser Security Bypass Vulnerabilities - Win
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Recommended: Upgrade
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06/13/2014 +904 days 🔍
03/19/2015 +279 days 🔍
10/06/2021 +2393 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: wiki.mozilla.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2010-4508 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-4508
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-55693

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X-Force: 64388
OSVDB: 69758 - Mozilla Firefox WebSockets Proxy Upgrade Negotiation Weakness
Vulnerability Center: 34102 - Mozilla Firefox WebSockets Unspecified Remote Vuln. Due to Improper Proxy Upgrade Negotiation, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 14:37
Updated: 10/06/2021 15:25
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (61), 04/19/2017 10:31 (8), 10/06/2021 15:25 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:369:103

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