Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird up to 17.0 ConnectToProxy(PRFileDesc*) cryptographic issue

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird up to 17.0. This affects the function nsSOCKSSocketInfo::ConnectToProxy(PRFileDesc*). The manipulation leads to cryptographic issue. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2013-0764. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird up to 17.0 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This issue affects the function nsSOCKSSocketInfo::ConnectToProxy(PRFileDesc*). The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cryptographic issue vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-310. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The nsSOCKSSocketInfo::ConnectToProxy function in Mozilla Firefox before 18.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.2, Thunderbird before 17.0.2, Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.2, and SeaMonkey before 2.15 does not ensure thread safety for SSL sessions, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted data, as demonstrated by e-mail message data.

The weakness was published 01/08/2013 by Jerry Baker (regenrecht) with TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative as MFSA 2013-07 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at mozilla.org. The public release has been coordinated with Mozilla. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-0764 since 01/02/2013. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a private exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1600 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 63463 (FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (a4ed6632-5aa9-11e2-8fcb-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 166684 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for MozillaFirefox (SUSE-SU-2013:0292-1)).

Upgrading to version 18.0 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 (81075), Tenable (63463), SecurityFocus (BID 57185†), OSVDB (89012†) and Secunia (SA51752†). Similar entries are available at VDB-7280, VDB-7281, VDB-7282 and VDB-7283. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cryptographic issue
CWE: CWE-310
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Access: Private
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 63463
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (a4ed6632-5aa9-11e2-8fcb-c8600054b392)
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OpenVAS ID: 865312
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for seamonkey FEDORA-2013-1382
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox/Thunderbird 18.0

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA 2013-07
Researcher: Jerry Baker (regenrecht)
Organization: TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-0764 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-0764
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-7295

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X-Force: 81075
SecurityFocus: 57185 - RETIRED: Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey MFSA 2013-01 through -20 Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 51752 - Mozilla Firefox / Thunderbird / SeaMonkey Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 89012
SecurityTracker: 1027955 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Spoof URLs, and Bypass Same-Origin Policy
Vulnerability Center: 38164 - Mozilla Multiple Products Remote Code Execution due to Unensured Thread Safety for SSL Sessions, Critical

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

Created: 01/10/2013 17:18
Updated: 04/20/2021 17:39
Changes: 01/10/2013 17:18 (87), 01/31/2018 09:54 (5), 04/20/2021 17:39 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:2AC:103

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