Mozilla Firefox 38.0 Javascript input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Mozilla Firefox 38.0. This affects an unknown function of the component Javascript. Executing a manipulation can lead to input validation. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2015-2727. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox 38.0 (Web Browser). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Javascript. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Mozilla Firefox 38.0 and Firefox ESR 38.0 allow user-assisted remote attackers to read arbitrary files or execute arbitrary JavaScript code with chrome privileges via a crafted web site that is accessed with unspecified mouse and keyboard actions. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of a CVE-2015-0821 regression.

The weakness was disclosed 07/06/2015 by Karthikeyan Bhargavan (Paul) with Mozilla Developers (Website). The advisory is available at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-2727 since 03/25/2015. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 84550 (CentOS 5 / 6 / 7 : firefox (CESA-2015:1207)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 167966 (OpenSuSE Security Update for MozillaFirefox, mozilla-nss (openSUSE-SU-2015:1229-1)).

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (104380), Tenable (84550), SecurityFocus (BID 75541†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-51002†). The entries VDB-76277, VDB-76278, VDB-76279 and VDB-76280 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 84550
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 / 6 / 7 : firefox (CESA-2015:1207)
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OpenVAS ID: 80056
OpenVAS Name: Oracle Linux Local Check: ELSA-2015-1207
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: RHSA-2015:1207
Researcher: Karthikeyan Bhargavan (Paul)
Organization: Mozilla Developers
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-2727 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-2727
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-76282
X-Force: 104380 - Mozilla Firefox mouse privilege escalation
SecurityFocus: 75541 - Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1032783
Vulnerability Center: 51002 - Mozilla Firefox and Firefox ESR Remote Bypass Restrictions via Files or Privileged URLs in Pages, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/06/2015 10:17
Updated: 10/22/2024 20:17
Changes: 07/06/2015 10:17 (59), 07/03/2017 09:02 (16), 05/23/2022 09:53 (4), 05/23/2022 09:56 (1), 05/23/2022 10:01 (2), 10/22/2024 20:17 (15)
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