Mozilla Firefox 41 Full Screen Mode 7pk security

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Mozilla Firefox 41. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Full Screen Mode. Such manipulation leads to 7pk security. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2015-7185. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox 41 (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Full Screen Mode. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a 7pk security vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-254. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Mozilla Firefox before 42.0 on Android does not ensure that the address bar is restored upon fullscreen-mode exit, which allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar via crafted JavaScript code.

The weakness was presented 11/03/2015 as MFSA 2015-11 as confirmed security advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-7185 since 09/16/2015. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1211.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 86955 (FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (9d04936c-75f1-4a2c-9ade-4c1708be5df9)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 168223 (OpenSuSE Security Update for MozillaFirefox, mozilla-nspr, (openSUSE-SU-2015:1942-1)).

Upgrading 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 X-Force (107793), Tenable (86955), SecurityFocus (BID 77412†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-54174†). See VDB-69222, VDB-69223, VDB-78498 and VDB-79024 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: 7pk security
CWE: CWE-254
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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 86955
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (9d04936c-75f1-4a2c-9ade-4c1708be5df9)
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OpenVAS ID: 850584
OpenVAS Name: SuSE Update for MozillaFirefox, openSUSE-SU-2015:1942-1 (MozillaFirefox,)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA 2015-11
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-7185 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-7185
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-79028
X-Force: 107793 - Mozilla Firefox fullscreen mode spoofing
SecurityFocus: 77412
SecurityTracker: 1034069
Vulnerability Center: 54174 - Mozilla Firefox before 42 on Android Remote Spoofing Vulnerability - CVE-2015-7185, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/04/2015 11:09
Updated: 06/26/2022 09:05
Changes: 11/04/2015 11:09 (63), 03/10/2018 11:58 (13), 06/26/2022 09:05 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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