Mozilla Firefox 43 on Android Address Bar scrollTo code

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Mozilla Firefox 43 on Android. The impacted element is the function scrollTo of the component Address Bar. Executing a manipulation can lead to Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2016-1943. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox 43 on Android (Web Browser). It has been declared as very critical. This vulnerability affects the function scrollTo of the component Address Bar. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-17. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Mozilla Firefox before 44.0 on Android allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar via the scrollTo method.

The weakness was disclosed 01/26/2016 by Jordi Chancel as MFSA2016-09 as confirmed security advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at mozilla.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-1943 since 01/20/2016. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 07/06/2022). The advisory points out:

Security researcher Jordi Chancel reported two issues involving addressbar spoofing.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 88512 (FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (4f00dac0-1e18-4481-95af-7aaad63fd303)), 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 168483 (OpenSuSE Security Update for Mozilla Firefox (openSUSE-SU-2016:0306-1)).

Upgrading to version 44 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 (88512), SecurityFocus (BID 81948†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-56212†). Additional details are provided at bugzilla.mozilla.org. The entries VDB-79808, VDB-80696, VDB-80694 and VDB-80693 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Nessus ID: 88512
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (4f00dac0-1e18-4481-95af-7aaad63fd303)
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OpenVAS ID: 803852
OpenVAS Name: Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities - Jan16 (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 44

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA2016-09
Researcher: Jordi Chancel
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-1943 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-1943
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-80692
SecurityFocus: 81948 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Address Bar Spoofing Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1034825
Vulnerability Center: 56212 - Mozilla Firefox <44 on Android Remote Spoofing Vulnerability due to issue in, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20130704
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/27/2016 13:43
Updated: 07/06/2022 12:45
Changes: 01/27/2016 13:43 (74), 07/23/2018 07:55 (18), 07/06/2022 12:45 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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