Mozilla Firefox 16.0.2 Installer Path Subversion untrusted search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Mozilla Firefox 16.0.2. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Installer Path Subversion. Such manipulation leads to untrusted search path. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2012-4206. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox 16.0.2 (Web Browser) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component Installer Path Subversion. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a untrusted search path vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-426. The product searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the product's direct control. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer in Mozilla Firefox before 17.0 and Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.11 on Windows allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the default downloads directory.

The weakness was published 11/20/2012 by Robert Kugler as MFSA 2012-98 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at mozilla.org. The public release has been coordinated with the vendor. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-4206 since 08/08/2012. The attack needs to be approached locally. The successful exploitation needs a simple authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1574.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 803061 , 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 120696 (Mozilla Firefox/SeaMonkey/Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities (MFSA 2012-91 through MFSA 2012-106)).

Upgrading to version 17.0 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 X-Force (80176), Tenable (803061), SecurityFocus (BID 56625†), OSVDB (87590†) and Secunia (SA51358†). bugzilla.mozilla.org is providing further details. Similar entries are available at VDB-6971, VDB-6972, VDB-6973 and VDB-6975. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Untrusted search path
CWE: CWE-426
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Nessus ID: 803061
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OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: firefox
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 17.0

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA 2012-98
Researcher: Robert Kugler
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CVE: CVE-2012-4206 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-4206
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-6980

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X-Force: 80176
SecurityFocus: 56625 - Mozilla Firefox CVE-2012-4206 Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 51358 - Mozilla Firefox / Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 87590
SecurityTracker: 1027791 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
Vulnerability Center: 37365 - Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird and SeaMonkey Privilege Escalation Vulnerability - CVE-2012-4206, Medium

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

Created: 11/23/2012 13:18
Updated: 10/22/2024 03:51
Changes: 11/23/2012 13:18 (88), 01/31/2018 09:54 (6), 10/22/2024 03:51 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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