Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird up to 19.0.2 System Only Wrappers cloneNode access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird up to 19.0.2. Impacted is the function cloneNode of the component System Only Wrappers. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-0795. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird up to 19.0.2 (Web Browser). This affects the function cloneNode of the component System Only Wrappers. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The System Only Wrapper (SOW) implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 20.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.5, Thunderbird before 17.0.5, Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.5, and SeaMonkey before 2.17 does not prevent use of the cloneNode method for cloning a protected node, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy or possibly execute arbitrary JavaScript code with chrome privileges via a crafted web site.

The weakness was published 04/02/2013 by Shuichiro Suzuki (Cody Crews) with Oracle as MFSA2013-36 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at mozilla.org. The public release has been coordinated with Mozilla. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-0795 since 01/02/2013. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 67201 (Debian DSA-2720-1 : icedove - several vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 121048 (Red Hat Update for Xulrunner Firefox (RHSA-2013:0696)).

Upgrading to version 20.0 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 X-Force (81800), Tenable (67201), SecurityFocus (BID 57708†), OSVDB (91880†) and Secunia (SA52293†). Similar entries are available at VDB-7284, VDB-7285, VDB-7286 and VDB-7292. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 67201
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-2720-1 : icedove - several 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/Thunderbird 20.0

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA2013-36
Researcher: Shuichiro Suzuki (Cody Crews)
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-0795 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-0795
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-8145

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X-Force: 81800 - Oracle Java Runtime Environment CVE-2013-0438 information disclosure, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 57708 - Oracle Java SE CVE-2013-0438 Remote Java Runtime Environment Vulnerability
Secunia: 52293 - Mozilla Firefox / Thunderbird / SeaMonkey Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 91880
SecurityTracker: 1028379 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Deny Service, and Conduct Phishing and Cross-Site Scripting Attacks and Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
Vulnerability Center: 39006 - Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird and SeaMonkey SOW Bypass Allows to Clone a Protected Node, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/04/2013 12:21
Updated: 01/31/2018 09:54
Changes: 04/04/2013 12:21 (96), 01/31/2018 09:54 (1)
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Committer: olku
Cache ID: 216::103

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