Mozilla Firefox up to 13.0 about:certerror input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component about:certerror. The manipulation results in input validation. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2012-1961. The attack can be executed remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox (Web Browser). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is some unknown processing of the component about:certerror. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 13.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.6, Thunderbird 5.0 through 13.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.6, and SeaMonkey before 2.11 do not properly handle duplicate values in X-Frame-Options headers, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct clickjacking attacks via a FRAME element referencing a web site that produces these duplicate values.

The weakness was released 07/17/2012 by Frederic Buclin (moz_bug_r_a4) as MFSA 2012-51 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at mozilla.org. The public release was coordinated with the vendor. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-1961 since 03/30/2012. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 59998 (CentOS 5 / 6 : firefox (CESA-2012:1088)), 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 120366 (Red Hat Update for Xulrunner Firefox (RHSA-2012:1088)).

Upgrading to version 14 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at mozilla.org. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (59998), SecurityFocus (BID 54584†), OSVDB (84003†), Secunia (SA49965†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1027256†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-5668, VDB-5669, VDB-5670 and VDB-5671. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Access: Private
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 59998
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 / 6 : firefox (CESA-2012:1088)
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OpenVAS ID: 71511
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: firefox
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 14

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA 2012-51
Researcher: Frederic Buclin (moz_bug_r_a4)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-1961 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-1961
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-5676

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SecurityFocus: 54584 - Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/Seamonkey CVE-2012-1961 Clickjacking Vulnerability
Secunia: 49965 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 84003
SecurityTracker: 1027256 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Spoof Web Sites, Obtain Information, and Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
Vulnerability Center: 35594 - Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey Allows Clickjacking Attacks via a FRAME Element, Medium

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

Created: 07/24/2012 13:11
Updated: 10/21/2024 17:41
Changes: 07/24/2012 13:11 (82), 01/31/2018 09:53 (11), 03/26/2021 10:29 (3), 10/21/2024 17:41 (15)
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Cache ID: 216:A67:103

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