Mozilla Firefox up to 1.0.8 Rendering Engine cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Mozilla Firefox. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Rendering Engine. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2010-3770. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Mozilla Firefox (Web Browser) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Rendering Engine. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the rendering engine in Mozilla Firefox before 3.5.16 and 3.6.x before 3.6.13, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.11, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) x-mac-arabic, (2) x-mac-farsi, or (3) x-mac-hebrew characters that may be converted to angle brackets during rendering.

The weakness was published 12/10/2010 by Masatoshi Kimura (hasegawa) as Bug 601429 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-3770. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 51777 (CentOS 4 : firefox (CESA-2010:0966)), 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 118874 (Red Hat Update for Xulrunner Firefox (RHSA-2010:0966)).

Upgrading to version 1.0.9 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (35095), Tenable (51777), SecurityFocus (BID 45353†), SecurityTracker (ID 1024851†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-28579†). Similar entries are available at VDB-4223, VDB-55712, VDB-55711 and VDB-55710. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 51777
Nessus Name: CentOS 4 : firefox (CESA-2010:0966)
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OpenVAS ID: 68663
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2132-1 (xulrunner)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 1.0.9

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10/05/2010 🔍
12/09/2010 +65 days 🔍
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03/19/2015 +1558 days 🔍
12/08/2024 +3552 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: Bug 601429
Researcher: Masatoshi Kimura (hasegawa)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-3770 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-3770
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-55705

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SecurityFocus: 45353 - Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey Multiple HTML Injection Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 42716
SecurityTracker: 1024851
Vulnerability Center: 28579 - Mozilla Firefox 3.5-3.5.15 and 3.6-3.6.12 and SeaMonkey prior to 2.0.11 Multiple XSS Vulnerabilities, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 23:27
Updated: 12/08/2024 18:28
Changes: 03/19/2015 23:27 (63), 03/10/2017 10:39 (13), 10/06/2021 16:04 (5), 10/06/2021 16:10 (1), 12/01/2024 21:32 (18), 12/08/2024 18:28 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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