Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird 30.0 Sandbox SetupReplacementChannel IFRAME access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird 30.0. It has been rated as critical. This vulnerability affects the function HttpBaseChannel::SetupReplacementChannel of the component Sandbox. The manipulation of the argument IFRAME leads to access control. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2014-1552. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird 30.0 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This issue affects the function HttpBaseChannel::SetupReplacementChannel of the component Sandbox. The manipulation of the argument IFRAME with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is integrity.

The weakness was published 07/22/2014 by Boris Zbarsky as MFSA2014-66 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at mozilla.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-1552 since 01/16/2014. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 76720 (FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (978b0f76-122d-11e4-afe3-bc5ff4fb5e7b)), 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 195567 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Firefox Vulnerabilities (USN-2295-1)).

Upgrading to version 31 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (94781), Tenable (76720), SecurityFocus (BID 68821†), Secunia (SA59760†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1030619†). bugzilla.mozilla.org is providing further details. Similar entries are available at VDB-67222, VDB-67223, VDB-67224 and VDB-67225. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 76720
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (978b0f76-122d-11e4-afe3-bc5ff4fb5e7b)
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OpenVAS ID: 803463
OpenVAS Name: Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 August14 (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox/Thunderbird 31

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA2014-66
Researcher: Boris Zbarsky
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-1552 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-1552
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-67235

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X-Force: 94781 - Mozilla Firefox andThunderbird HttpBaseChannel::SetupReplacementChannel() security bypass, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 68821 - Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird CVE-2014-1552 Same Origin Policy Security Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 59760 - Waterfox Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
SecurityTracker: 1030619 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Deny Service, and Spoof User Interface Elements
Vulnerability Center: 45600 - Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird Remote Security Bypass via a Crafted Web Site - CVE-2014-1552, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/23/2014 19:37
Updated: 02/09/2022 20:26
Changes: 07/23/2014 19:37 (88), 06/03/2017 07:27 (6), 02/09/2022 20:19 (3), 02/09/2022 20:26 (1)
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