Mozilla Firefox up to 36.0.3 SVG access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 36.0.3. Impacted is an unknown function of the component SVG Handler. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2015-0818. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 36.0.3 (Web Browser). Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component SVG Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

Mozilla Firefox before 36.0.4, Firefox ESR 31.x before 31.5.3, and SeaMonkey before 2.33.1 allow remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and execute arbitrary JavaScript code with chrome privileges via vectors involving SVG hash navigation.

The weakness was published 03/22/2015 by Mariusz Mlynski as MFSA 2015-28 as confirmed security advisory (Website). The advisory is available at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-0818 since 01/07/2015. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 82035 (Firefox ESR 31.x < 31.5.3 SVG Bypass Privilege Escalation (Mac OS X)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 157070 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for firefox (ELSA-2015-0718)).

Upgrading to version 36.0.4 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 19607.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (101738), Tenable (82035), SecurityFocus (BID 73265†), SecurityTracker (ID 1031959†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-49181†). Similar entry is available at VDB-74089. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 82035
Nessus Name: Firefox ESR 31.x < 31.5.3 SVG Bypass Privilege Escalation (Mac OS X)
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OpenVAS ID: 703201
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3201-1 (iceweasel - security update)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 36.0.4
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA 2015-28
Researcher: Mariusz Mlynski
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-0818 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-0818
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-74090

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X-Force: 101738 - Mozilla Firefox SVG privilege escalation
SecurityFocus: 73265 - Mozilla Firefox/SeaMonkey CVE-2015-0818 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1031959 - Mozilla Firefox SVG Processing Flaw Lets Remote Users Bypass Same-Origin Policy and Execute Arbitrary Scripts with Elevated Privileges
Vulnerability Center: 49181 - Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR and SeaMonkey Remote Privilege Escalation via SVG Format Content Navigation Processing, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 11:01
Updated: 10/22/2024 18:29
Changes: 03/23/2015 11:01 (77), 01/31/2018 09:55 (9), 04/16/2022 04:03 (2), 10/22/2024 18:29 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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