Mozilla Firefox 4.0/4.0.1 input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Mozilla Firefox 4.0/4.0.1. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2011-0082. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox 4.0/4.0.1 (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. 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 X.509 certificate validation functionality in Mozilla Firefox 4.0.x through 4.0.1 does not properly implement single-session security exceptions, which might make it easier for user-assisted remote attackers to spoof an SSL server via an untrusted certificate that triggers potentially unwanted local caching of documents from that server.

The weakness was released 06/06/2011 by Jakub Wilk as Bug 709165 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.redhat.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2011-0082 since 12/21/2010. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/19/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 63402 (GLSA-201301-01 : Mozilla Products: Multiple vulnerabilities (BEAST)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 119305 (Mozilla Firefox SSL Certificate Validation Security Weakness).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (63402), SecurityFocus (BID 48064†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-31631†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-5327, VDB-36797, VDB-36612 and VDB-37141. 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: 63402
Nessus Name: GLSA-201301-01 : Mozilla Products: Multiple vulnerabilities (BEAST)
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OpenVAS ID: 802100
OpenVAS Name: Mozilla Firefox SSL Certificate Spoofing Vulnerability (Windows)
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12/21/2010 🔍
05/31/2011 +161 days 🔍
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03/23/2015 +1386 days 🔍
01/19/2025 +3590 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: Bug 709165
Researcher: Jakub Wilk
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-0082 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-0082
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-57581

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SecurityFocus: 48064 - Mozilla Firefox SSL Certificate Validation Security Weakness
Vulnerability Center: 31631 - Mozilla Firefox 4.0, 4.0 Beta 1, and 4.0.1 Remote Security Bypass Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 01/19/2025 23:21
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (59), 03/23/2017 07:47 (11), 11/08/2021 09:09 (3), 01/19/2025 23:21 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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