Mozilla Firefox up to 21.0 Internationalized Domain Name cryptographic issue

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 21.0. This affects an unknown part of the component Internationalized Domain Name. Performing a manipulation results in cryptographic issue. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2013-1699. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 21.0 (Web Browser). This affects an unknown functionality of the component Internationalized Domain Name. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cryptographic issue vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-310. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) display algorithm in Mozilla Firefox before 22.0 does not properly handle the .com, .name, and .net top-level domains, which allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar via unspecified homograph characters.

The weakness was disclosed 06/25/2013 by 3ric Johanson, Richard Newman and Holt Sorenson (Paul) as MFSA 2013-61 as not defined advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at mozilla.org. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with Mozilla. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-1699 since 02/13/2013. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1600 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 66999 (FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (b3fcb387-de4b-11e2-b1c6-0025905a4771)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 166425 (OpenSuSE Security Update for Mozilla Firefox (openSUSE-SU-2013:1142-1)).

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 (66999), SecurityFocus (BID 60762†), OSVDB (94592†), Secunia (SA53970†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-40203†). The entries VDB-9281, VDB-9282, VDB-9283 and VDB-9284 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Cryptographic issue
CWE: CWE-310
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Nessus ID: 66999
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (b3fcb387-de4b-11e2-b1c6-0025905a4771)
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OpenVAS ID: 850497
OpenVAS Name: SuSE Update for MozillaFirefox openSUSE-SU-2013:1142-1 (MozillaFirefox)
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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 2013-61
Researcher: 3ric Johanson, Richard Newman, Holt Sorenson (Paul)
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2013-1699 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-1699
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-9297

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SecurityFocus: 60762 - RETIRED: Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird MFSA 2013-49 through -62 Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 53970 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 94592
Vulnerability Center: 40203 - Mozilla Firefox Before 22.0 Remote Spoofing Attack Vulnerability via IDN (CVE-2013-1699), Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/27/2013 12:48
Updated: 05/17/2021 14:10
Changes: 06/27/2013 12:48 (83), 01/31/2018 09:54 (4), 05/17/2021 14:10 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:FBD:103

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