Mozilla Firefox 33.0 Chrome Object Wrapper access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Mozilla Firefox 33.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Chrome Object Wrapper. This manipulation causes access control. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-8631. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox 33.0 (Web Browser). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Chrome Object Wrapper. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The Chrome Object Wrapper (COW) implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 34.0 and SeaMonkey before 2.31 supports native-interface passing, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended DOM object restrictions via a call to an unspecified method.

The weakness was shared 12/02/2014 as MFSA2014-91 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-8631 since 11/06/2014. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 82632 (GLSA-201504-01 : Mozilla Products: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 123014 (Mozilla Firefox / Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities (MFSA 2014-83 to MFSA 2014-91)).

Upgrading 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 X-Force (99802), Tenable (82632) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-47391†). The entries VDB-13561, VDB-67443, VDB-67444 and VDB-67445 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 82632
Nessus Name: GLSA-201504-01 : Mozilla Products: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 803463
OpenVAS Name: Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 Dec14 (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA2014-91
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-8631 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-8631
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-68569
X-Force: 99802 - Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey Chrome Object Wrapper security bypass, Medium Risk
Vulnerability Center: 47391 - Mozilla Firefox before 34 and SeaMonkey before 2.31 Remote Security Bypass Related to XrayWrappers - CVE-2014-8631, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/13/2015 14:27
Updated: 03/02/2022 07:46
Changes: 01/13/2015 14:27 (72), 06/13/2017 08:46 (1), 03/02/2022 07:46 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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