Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird up to 21.0 CRMF Request crypto.generateCRMFRequest input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird. The impacted element is the function crypto.generateCRMFRequest of the component CRMF Request Handler. Performing a manipulation results in input validation. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-1710. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird (Web Browser). This affects the function crypto.generateCRMFRequest of the component CRMF Request Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The crypto.generateCRMFRequest function in Mozilla Firefox before 23.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.8, Thunderbird before 17.0.8, Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.8, and SeaMonkey before 2.20 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code or conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via vectors related to Certificate Request Message Format (CRMF) request generation.

The weakness was published 08/06/2013 by Federico Lanusse (moz_bug_r_a4) with Mozilla Corporation as MFSA 2013-69 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-2013-1710 since 02/13/2013. 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 and a public exploit are known.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69245 (CentOS 5 / 6 : firefox (CESA-2013:1140)), 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 121376 (Red Hat Update for Xulrunner Firefox (RHSA-2013:1140)).

Upgrading to version 23.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 16673.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (41682), Tenable (69245), SecurityFocus (BID 61641†), OSVDB (96019†) and Secunia (SA54013†). Similar entries are available at VDB-6652, VDB-9876, VDB-9877 and VDB-9878. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Affected

  • Firefox 22.0
  • Thunderbird 17.0.7
  • SeaMonkey 2.19
  • Firefox ESR 17.0.7
  • Thunderbird ESR 17.0.7

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

VulDB Base Score: 10.0
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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 69245
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 / 6 : firefox (CESA-2013:1140)
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OpenVAS ID: 892735
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2735-1 (iceweasel - several vulnerabilities
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Saint ID: exploit_info/firefox_crypto_generatecrmfrequest
Saint Name: Firefox crypto.generateCRMFRequest command execution

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MetaSploit ID: firefox_proto_crmfrequest.rb
MetaSploit Name: Firefox 5.0 - 15.0.1 __exposedProps__ XCS Code Execution
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox/Thunderbird 23.0
Suricata ID: 2021078
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA 2013-69
Researcher: Federico Lanusse (moz_bug_r_a4)
Organization: Mozilla Corporation
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-1710 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-1710
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-9885

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SecurityFocus: 61641 - RETIRED: Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey MFSA 2013-63 through -75 Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 54013 - Ubuntu update for thunderbird, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 96019
Vulnerability Center: 40877 - Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird and SeaMonkey XSS and Remote Code Execution Vulnerability via CRMF Request Generation, Critical

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/09/2013 19:00
Updated: 12/16/2024 18:42
Changes: 08/09/2013 19:00 (95), 01/31/2018 09:54 (10), 05/21/2021 09:39 (3), 12/16/2024 18:42 (15)
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