Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird 14 Web Console eval code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird 14 and classified as critical. Impacted is the function eval of the component Web Console. The manipulation results in code injection. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2012-3980. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird 14 (Web Browser). Affected is the function eval of the component Web Console. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The web console 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 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code with chrome privileges via a crafted web site that injects this code and triggers an eval operation.

The weakness was released 08/28/2012 by Colby Russell as MFSA 2012-72 as not defined advisory (Website). The advisory is available at mozilla.org. The public release was coordinated with the vendor. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-3980 since 07/11/2012. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. A authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a private exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 803016 , 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 (803016), SecurityFocus (BID 55257†), OSVDB (85003†), Secunia (SA50088†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-35987†). Further details are available 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 best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 803016
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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 2012-72
Researcher: Colby Russell
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-3980 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-3980
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-6066

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SecurityFocus: 55257 - Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird Web Console CVE-2012-3980 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 50088 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 85003
Vulnerability Center: 35987 - Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2012-3980), Critical

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

Created: 09/02/2012 13:17
Updated: 12/31/2024 03:13
Changes: 09/02/2012 13:17 (77), 04/16/2017 11:01 (10), 10/22/2024 01:11 (17), 12/31/2024 03:13 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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