Mozilla Firefox 15 on Android Chrome access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Mozilla Firefox 15 on Android. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Chrome. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-3987. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox 15 on Android (Web Browser). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code block of the component Chrome. 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:

Mozilla Firefox before 16.0 on Android assigns chrome privileges to Reader Mode pages, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted web site.

The weakness was presented 10/09/2012 by Warren He (moz_bug_r_a4) as MFSA 2012-78 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at mozilla.org. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-3987 since 07/11/2012. The exploitability is told to be easy. 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 MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 62490 (FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (6e5a9afd-12d3-11e2-b47d-c8600054b392)), 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 165422 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for Mozilla Firefox (SUSE-SU-2012:1351-1)).

Upgrading to version 16 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at mozilla.org. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (62490), SecurityFocus (BID 55856†), OSVDB (86107†), Secunia (SA50856†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1027631†). See VDB-6636, VDB-6637, VDB-6638 and VDB-6639 for similar entries. 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: 62490
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (6e5a9afd-12d3-11e2-b47d-c8600054b392)
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OpenVAS ID: 72477
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: firefox
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 16

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA 2012-78
Researcher: Warren He (moz_bug_r_a4)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-3987 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-3987
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-6648

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SecurityFocus: 55856
Secunia: 50856 - Mozilla Firefox / Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 86107
SecurityTracker: 1027631 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Spoof Information, and Inject Scripting Code
Vulnerability Center: 36459 - Mozilla Firefox < 16 on Android Reader Mode Remote Access Restrictions Bypass Vulnerability, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20130704
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/12/2012 11:54
Updated: 04/18/2021 08:04
Changes: 10/12/2012 11:54 (79), 01/31/2018 09:53 (10), 04/18/2021 08:02 (3), 04/18/2021 08:04 (1)
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