Mozilla Firefox 41 file:/ information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Mozilla Firefox 41. Impacted is an unknown function of the component file:/ Handler. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2015-7186. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Mozilla Firefox 41 (Web Browser). This affects some unknown processing of the component file:/ Handler. 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, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Mozilla Firefox before 42.0 on Android allows user-assisted remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and trigger (1) a download or (2) cached profile-data reading via a file: URL in a saved HTML document.

The weakness was shared 11/03/2015 by Muneaki Nishimura with Brown as MFSA 2015-12 as confirmed security advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-7186 since 09/16/2015. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

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 (107794), Tenable (86955), SecurityFocus (BID 77412†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-54176†). The entries VDB-69224, VDB-79025, VDB-79026 and VDB-79027 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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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: 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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11/03/2015 +48 days 🔍
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11/20/2015 +15 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA 2015-12
Researcher: Muneaki Nishimura
Organization: Brown
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-7186 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-7186
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-79029
X-Force: 107794 - Mozilla Firefox HTML file information disclosure
SecurityFocus: 77412 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1034069
Vulnerability Center: 54176 - Mozilla Firefox before 42 on Android Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability via a Local HTML File - CVE-2015-7186, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/04/2015 11:10
Updated: 06/26/2022 09:06
Changes: 11/04/2015 11:10 (64), 03/10/2018 12:00 (17), 06/26/2022 09:06 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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