Mozilla Firefox up to 46 on Windows Maintenance Service access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 46 on Windows and classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Maintenance Service. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2016-2826. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 46 on Windows (Web Browser). Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component Maintenance Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The maintenance service in Mozilla Firefox before 47.0 and Firefox ESR 45.x before 45.2 on Windows does not prevent MAR extracted-file modification during updater execution, which might allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse file.

The weakness was released 06/13/2016 by Jordi Chancel with Mozilla Developers (Website). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-2826 since 03/01/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. A simple authentication is needed for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 91546 (Firefox ESR 45.x < 45.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370056 (Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities (MFSA 2016-49 to MFSA 2016-61)).

Upgrading to version 47.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (91546) and SecurityFocus (BID 91075†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-87889, VDB-87890, VDB-87891 and VDB-87892. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 91546
Nessus Name: Firefox ESR 45.x < 45.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 855205
OpenVAS Name: Mozilla Firefox Esr Security Updates( mfsa_2016-49_2016-61 )-Windows
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 47.0

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03/01/2016 🔍
06/07/2016 +98 days 🔍
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06/13/2016 +4 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: bugzilla.mozilla.org
Researcher: Jordi Chancel
Organization: Mozilla Developers
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-2826 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-2826
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-87896
SecurityFocus: 91075 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1036057

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/14/2016 09:11
Updated: 10/23/2024 03:55
Changes: 06/14/2016 09:11 (73), 01/19/2019 16:24 (8), 08/23/2022 14:10 (4), 10/23/2024 03:55 (26)
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Cache ID: 216:ED6:103

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