Mozilla Firefox up to 18.0.2 WebIDL Object input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 18.0.2. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component WebIDL Object. The manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2013-0765. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 18.0.2 (Web Browser). This issue affects some unknown processing of the component WebIDL Object. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Mozilla Firefox before 19.0, Thunderbird before 17.0.3, and SeaMonkey before 2.16 do not prevent multiple wrapping of WebIDL objects, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was shared 02/19/2013 by Boris Zbarsky (Inferno) with Mozilla Corporation as MFSA 2013-23 as confirmed advisory (Mozilla Blog). The advisory is shared at mozilla.org. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-0765 since 01/02/2013. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 74898 (openSUSE Security Update : Mozilla (openSUSE-SU-2013:0323-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. 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 (74898), SecurityFocus (BID 58034†), OSVDB (90426†), Secunia (SA52240†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1028162†). The entries VDB-7761, VDB-7762, VDB-7763 and VDB-7764 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Private
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 74898
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : Mozilla (openSUSE-SU-2013:0323-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 865415
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for seamonkey FEDORA-2013-2988
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 19.0

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA 2013-23
Researcher: Boris Zbarsky (Inferno)
Organization: Mozilla Corporation
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-0765 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-0765
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-7769

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SecurityFocus: 58034 - Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey CVE-2013-0772 Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability
Secunia: 52240 - Ubuntu update for firefox, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 90426
SecurityTracker: 1028162 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information
Vulnerability Center: 38481 - Mozilla Web Browsers Improper WebIDL Objects Handling Allows Remote Security Bypass - CVE-2013-0765, Medium

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

Created: 02/21/2013 15:34
Updated: 05/05/2021 12:04
Changes: 02/21/2013 15:34 (88), 04/24/2017 20:00 (5), 05/05/2021 12:04 (3)
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