Mozilla Firefox 4.0/4.0.1/5.0 Same Origin Policy access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Mozilla Firefox 4.0/4.0.1/5.0. This impacts an unknown function of the component Same Origin Policy. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-2993. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in Mozilla Firefox 4.0/4.0.1/5.0 (Web Browser). Affected is an unknown part of the component Same Origin Policy. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The implementation of digital signatures for JAR files in Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 5, SeaMonkey 2.x before 2.3, and possibly other products does not prevent calls from unsigned JavaScript code to signed code, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and gain privileges via a crafted web site, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2801.

The weakness was published 08/18/2011 by Rafael Gieschke (TippingPoint) with TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative as Bug 657267 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2011-2993. 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 $25k-$100k (estimation calculated on 11/18/2021). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 55878 (FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (834591a9-c82f-11e0-897d-6c626dd55a41)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165573 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update Mozilla Firefox (SUSE-SA:2011:037)).

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 (55878), SecurityFocus (BID 49166†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-32740†). Similar entries are available at VDB-58319, VDB-58318, VDB-58317 and VDB-58316. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Nessus ID: 55878
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (834591a9-c82f-11e0-897d-6c626dd55a41)
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OpenVAS ID: 70261
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: firefox
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: Bug 657267
Researcher: Rafael Gieschke (TippingPoint)
Organization: TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-2993 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-2993
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-58320

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SecurityFocus: 49166 - RETIRED: Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey MFSA 2011-29 through -30 Multiple Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 32740 - Mozilla Firefox <6 and SeaMonkey <2.3 Signed JAR Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/18/2021 07:30
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (62), 03/29/2017 18:24 (11), 11/18/2021 07:24 (4), 11/18/2021 07:30 (1)
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