Mozilla Firefox up to 18.0.2 Chrome Object Wrappers/System Only Wrappers access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Mozilla Firefox up to 18.0.2. This affects an unknown part of the component Chrome Object Wrappers/System Only Wrappers. Executing a manipulation can lead to access control. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2013-0773. In addition, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 18.0.2 (Web Browser). This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component Chrome Object Wrappers/System Only Wrappers. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The Chrome Object Wrapper (COW) and System Only Wrapper (SOW) implementations in Mozilla Firefox before 19.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.3, Thunderbird before 17.0.3, Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.3, and SeaMonkey before 2.16 do not prevent modifications to a prototype, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from chrome objects or possibly execute arbitrary JavaScript code with chrome privileges via a crafted web site.

The weakness was presented 02/19/2013 by Bobby Holley (Inferno) with Mozilla Corporation as MFSA 2013-24 as confirmed advisory (Mozilla Blog). The advisory is shared for download at mozilla.org. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability was named CVE-2013-0773 since 01/02/2013. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 64722 (Firefox ESR 17.x < 17.0.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 166191 (SUSE Security Update for MozillaFirefox 19 (openSUSE-SU-2013:0323-1)).

Upgrading to version 19.0 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 Tenable (64722), SecurityFocus (BID 58037†), OSVDB (90425†), Secunia (SA52240†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1028162†). See VDB-7761, VDB-7762, VDB-7763 and VDB-7764 for similar entries. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Access: Private
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 64722
Nessus Name: Firefox ESR 17.x < 17.0.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 892699
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2699-1 (iceweasel - several vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 19.0

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Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA 2013-24
Researcher: Bobby Holley (Inferno)
Organization: Mozilla Corporation
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-0773 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-0773
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-7768

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SecurityFocus: 58037 - Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey CVE-2013-0783 Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 52240 - Ubuntu update for firefox, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 90425
SecurityTracker: 1028162 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information
Vulnerability Center: 38485 - Mozilla Web Browsers COW and SOW Implementations Allow Remote Information Disclosure\\ Code Execution, Medium

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

Created: 02/21/2013 15:32
Updated: 05/05/2021 11:56
Changes: 02/21/2013 15:32 (87), 04/24/2017 20:01 (5), 05/05/2021 11:56 (3)
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