Mozilla Firefox up to 38.x on Mac OS X Crash Logging information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 38.x on Mac OS X. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Crash Logging. The manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2015-2742. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 38.x on Mac OS X (Web Browser). Affected is an unknown part of the component Crash Logging. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Mozilla Firefox before 39.0 on OS X includes native key press information during the logging of crashes, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by leveraging access to a crash-reporting data stream.

The weakness was released 07/06/2015 by Karthikeyan Bhargavan (Paul) with Mozilla Developers (Website). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-2742 since 03/25/2015. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 84577 (Firefox < 39.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X) (Logjam)), 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 115167 (Mozilla Firefox Diffie-Hellman Weak Encryption Vulnerability (Logjam) ((MFSA 2015-59 to MFSA 2015-71)).

Upgrading to version 39.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (104396), Tenable (84577), SecurityFocus (BID 75541†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-51017†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-76277, VDB-76278, VDB-76279 and VDB-76280. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.6

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 84577
Nessus Name: Firefox < 39.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X) (Logjam)
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OpenVAS ID: 18627
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Linux Local Check: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-10
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 39.0

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03/25/2015 🔍
05/22/2015 +58 days 🔍
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11/27/2024 +3431 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: bugzilla.mozilla.org
Researcher: Karthikeyan Bhargavan (Paul)
Organization: Mozilla Developers
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-2742 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-2742
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-76296
X-Force: 104396 - Mozilla Firefox native key press information disclosure
SecurityFocus: 75541 - Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1032783
Vulnerability Center: 51017 - Mozilla Firefox <39 on OS X Remote Information Disclosure via Crash Reports, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/06/2015 10:19
Updated: 11/27/2024 08:54
Changes: 07/06/2015 10:19 (60), 07/03/2017 09:05 (17), 05/23/2022 14:09 (3), 05/23/2022 14:12 (1), 11/27/2024 08:54 (16)
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