Mozilla Firefox up to 1.0.8 about:certerror NS_SecurityCompareURIs input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Mozilla Firefox and classified as critical. Impacted is the function NS_SecurityCompareURIs of the component about:certerror. The manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2010-3774. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function NS_SecurityCompareURIs of the component about:certerror. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The NS_SecurityCompareURIs function in netwerk/base/public/nsNetUtil.h in Mozilla Firefox before 3.5.16 and 3.6.x before 3.6.13, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.11, does not properly handle (1) about:neterror and (2) about:certerror pages, which allows remote attackers to spoof the location bar via a crafted web site.

The weakness was shared 12/10/2010 by Michal Zalewski as Bug 602780 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.mozilla.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-3774. 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.

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 Tenable (51777), SecurityFocus (BID 45314†), SecurityTracker (ID 1024850†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-28580†). The entries VDB-4223, VDB-55712, VDB-55711 and VDB-55710 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 51777
Nessus Name: CentOS 4 : firefox (CESA-2010:0966)
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OpenVAS ID: 68690
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: firefox
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 1.0.9

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: Bug 602780
Researcher: Michal Zalewski
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-3774 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-3774
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-55709

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SecurityFocus: 45314 - Mozilla Firefox Pseudo URL Same Origin Policy Security Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 42716
SecurityTracker: 1024850
Vulnerability Center: 28580 - Netwerk/base/public/nsNetUtil.h in Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey Remote Spoofing Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 23:27
Updated: 12/08/2024 19:26
Changes: 03/19/2015 23:27 (64), 03/10/2017 10:39 (9), 10/06/2021 17:02 (5), 10/06/2021 17:10 (1), 12/08/2024 19:26 (18)
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