Mozilla Firefox up to 21.0 SVG access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 21.0. It has been classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component SVG Handler. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-1693. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 21.0 (Web Browser). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component SVG Handler. 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. The summary by CVE is:

The SVG filter implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 22.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.7, Thunderbird before 17.0.7, and Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.7 allows remote attackers to read pixel values, and possibly bypass the Same Origin Policy and read text from a different domain, by observing timing differences in execution of filter code.

The weakness was disclosed 06/25/2013 by Paul Stone with Context Information Security as MFSA 2013-55 as not defined advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at mozilla.org. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with Mozilla. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-1693 since 02/13/2013. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 66996 (CentOS 5 / 6 : firefox / xulrunner (CESA-2013:0981)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 121294 (Red Hat Update for Xulrunner Firefox (RHSA-2013:0981)).

Upgrading to version 22.0 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 Tenable (66996), SecurityFocus (BID 60762†), OSVDB (94582†), Secunia (SA53953†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-40195†). The entries VDB-9281, VDB-9282, VDB-9283 and VDB-9284 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
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VulDB Base Score: 4.3
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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 66996
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 / 6 : firefox / xulrunner (CESA-2013:0981)
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OpenVAS ID: 892716
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2716-1 (iceweasel - several vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 22.0

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA 2013-55
Researcher: Paul Stone
Organization: Context Information Security
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2013-1693 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-1693
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-9287

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SecurityFocus: 60762 - RETIRED: Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird MFSA 2013-49 through -62 Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 53953 - Mozilla Firefox / Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 94582
Vulnerability Center: 40195 - Mozilla Firefox Before 22.0, Thunderbird 17.0.0 -17.0.6 Security Bypass by SVG Filter Timing Attack (CVE-2013-1693), Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/27/2013 12:36
Updated: 05/17/2021 13:20
Changes: 06/27/2013 12:36 (84), 01/31/2018 09:54 (3), 05/17/2021 13:20 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:77A:103

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