Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird 14 on Windows Root Partition Executable resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird 14 on Windows. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Root Partition Executable Handler. This manipulation causes resource management. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-3974. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird 14 on Windows (Web Browser) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Root Partition Executable Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer in Mozilla Firefox before 15.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.7, Thunderbird before 15.0, and Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.7 on Windows allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse executable file in a root directory.

The weakness was released 08/28/2012 by Masato Kinugawa as MFSA 2012-67 as not defined advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at mozilla.org. The public release was coordinated with Mozilla. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-3974 since 07/11/2012. An attack has to be approached locally. Required for exploitation is a single authentication. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available. If a crafted executable is placed in the root partition on a Windows file system, the Firefox and Thunderbird installer will launch this program after a standard installation instead of Firefox or Thunderbird, running this program with the user's privileges.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 803015 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 121143 (Solaris 11.1 Support Repository Update (SRU) 2.5 Missing).

Upgrading to version 15 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (803015), SecurityFocus (BID 55312†), OSVDB (84998†), Secunia (SA50088†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-35996†). Additional details are provided at bugzilla.mozilla.org. Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-6036, VDB-6035, VDB-6039 and VDB-6040. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Access: Private
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Nessus ID: 803015
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OpenVAS ID: 71829
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: firefox
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox/Thunderbird 15

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA 2012-67
Researcher: Masato Kinugawa
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-3974 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-3974
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-6061

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SecurityFocus: 55312 - Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird CVE-2012-3974 Local Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 50088 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 84998
Vulnerability Center: 35996 - Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird Remote Code Execution Vulnerability via a Crafted Executable, Critical

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

Created: 09/02/2012 09:08
Updated: 12/31/2024 03:13
Changes: 09/02/2012 09:08 (78), 04/16/2017 11:05 (10), 10/22/2024 01:11 (17), 12/31/2024 03:13 (4)
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