VDB-76946 · CVE-2015-5960 · BID 76254

Mozilla Firefox OS up to 2.1 USB Mass Storage access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Mozilla Firefox OS up to 2.1. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component USB Mass Storage Handler. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2015-5960. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox OS up to 2.1 (Web Browser) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component USB Mass Storage Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Mozilla Firefox OS before 2.2 allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the pass-code protection mechanism and access USB Mass Storage (UMS) media volumes by using the USB interface for a mount operation.

The weakness was released 08/08/2015 (Website). The advisory is available at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-5960 since 08/07/2015. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 2.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 76254†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-51796†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-76948, VDB-76947 and VDB-76944. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox OS 2.2

Timelineinfo

08/06/2015 🔍
08/07/2015 +1 days 🔍
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10/01/2017 +784 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org

Advisory: bugzilla.mozilla.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2015-5960 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-5960
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-76946
SecurityFocus: 76254 - Mozilla Firefox OS USB Mass Storage handling Local Security Bypass Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 51796 - Mozilla Firefox OS before 2.2 Remote Bypass Restrictions via the USB Interface, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/08/2015 18:10
Updated: 10/01/2017 20:20
Changes: 08/08/2015 18:10 (52), 10/01/2017 20:20 (10)
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Cache ID: 216:ACF:103

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