Mozilla Firefox prior 1.0 Same Origin Policy config

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Mozilla Firefox. This affects an unknown function of the component Same Origin Policy. The manipulation results in config. This vulnerability was named CVE-2011-2981. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox (Web Browser). It has been classified as very critical. Affected is an unknown code block of the component Same Origin Policy. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a config vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-16. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The event-management implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 3.6.20, SeaMonkey 2.x, Thunderbird 3.x before 3.1.12, and possibly other products does not properly select the context for script to run in, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy or execute arbitrary JavaScript code with chrome privileges via a crafted web site.

The weakness was presented 08/18/2011 by Rafael Gieschke (TippingPoint) with TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative as Bug 650252 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2011-2981. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 11/18/2021). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.004.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 55862 (CentOS 4 / 5 : firefox / xulrunner (CESA-2011:1164)), 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 119512 (Red Hat Update for Xulrunner Firefox (RHSA-2011:1164)).

Upgrading to version 1.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (55862), SecurityFocus (BID 49166†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-32747†). See VDB-58320, VDB-58319, VDB-58318 and VDB-58317 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

VulDB Base Score: 10.0
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Class: Config
CWE: CWE-16
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 55862
Nessus Name: CentOS 4 / 5 : firefox / xulrunner (CESA-2011:1164)
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OpenVAS ID: 70230
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2295-1 (iceape)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 1.0

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11/18/2021 +2432 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: Bug 650252
Researcher: Rafael Gieschke (TippingPoint)
Organization: TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-2981 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-2981
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-58308

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SecurityFocus: 49166 - RETIRED: Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey MFSA 2011-29 through -30 Multiple Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 32747 - Mozilla Firefox 3-3.2.19 and Thunderbird 3-3.1.11 Event Management Code Privilege Escalation, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/18/2021 03:29
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (63), 03/29/2017 18:26 (11), 11/18/2021 03:21 (3), 11/18/2021 03:29 (1)
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