Vulnerabilities > CVE-2014-1489 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls vulnerability in multiple products

047910
CVSS 4.3 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
MEDIUM
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
NONE
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
PARTIAL

Summary

Mozilla Firefox before 27.0 does not properly restrict access to about:home buttons by script on other pages, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (session restore) via a crafted web site.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
OS
Oracle
1
OS
Suse
4
OS
Opensuse
1
OS
Opensuse_Project
1
OS
Canonical
3
Application
Mozilla
232

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Accessing, Modifying or Executing Executable Files
    An attack of this type exploits a system's configuration that allows an attacker to either directly access an executable file, for example through shell access; or in a possible worst case allows an attacker to upload a file and then execute it. Web servers, ftp servers, and message oriented middleware systems which have many integration points are particularly vulnerable, because both the programmers and the administrators must be in synch regarding the interfaces and the correct privileges for each interface.
  • Leverage Executable Code in Non-Executable Files
    An attack of this type exploits a system's trust in configuration and resource files, when the executable loads the resource (such as an image file or configuration file) the attacker has modified the file to either execute malicious code directly or manipulate the target process (e.g. application server) to execute based on the malicious configuration parameters. Since systems are increasingly interrelated mashing up resources from local and remote sources the possibility of this attack occurring is high. The attack can be directed at a client system, such as causing buffer overrun through loading seemingly benign image files, as in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-028 where specially crafted JPEG files could cause a buffer overrun once loaded into the browser. Another example targets clients reading pdf files. In this case the attacker simply appends javascript to the end of a legitimate url for a pdf (http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/danger-danger-danger/) http://path/to/pdf/file.pdf#whatever_name_you_want=javascript:your_code_here The client assumes that they are reading a pdf, but the attacker has modified the resource and loaded executable javascript into the client's browser process. The attack can also target server processes. The attacker edits the resource or configuration file, for example a web.xml file used to configure security permissions for a J2EE app server, adding role name "public" grants all users with the public role the ability to use the administration functionality. The server trusts its configuration file to be correct, but when they are manipulated, the attacker gains full control.
  • Blue Boxing
    This type of attack against older telephone switches and trunks has been around for decades. A tone is sent by an adversary to impersonate a supervisor signal which has the effect of rerouting or usurping command of the line. While the US infrastructure proper may not contain widespread vulnerabilities to this type of attack, many companies are connected globally through call centers and business process outsourcing. These international systems may be operated in countries which have not upgraded Telco infrastructure and so are vulnerable to Blue boxing. Blue boxing is a result of failure on the part of the system to enforce strong authorization for administrative functions. While the infrastructure is different than standard current applications like web applications, there are historical lessons to be learned to upgrade the access control for administrative functions.
  • Restful Privilege Elevation
    Rest uses standard HTTP (Get, Put, Delete) style permissions methods, but these are not necessarily correlated generally with back end programs. Strict interpretation of HTTP get methods means that these HTTP Get services should not be used to delete information on the server, but there is no access control mechanism to back up this logic. This means that unless the services are properly ACL'd and the application's service implementation are following these guidelines then an HTTP request can easily execute a delete or update on the server side. The attacker identifies a HTTP Get URL such as http://victimsite/updateOrder, which calls out to a program to update orders on a database or other resource. The URL is not idempotent so the request can be submitted multiple times by the attacker, additionally, the attacker may be able to exploit the URL published as a Get method that actually performs updates (instead of merely retrieving data). This may result in malicious or inadvertent altering of data on the server.
  • Target Programs with Elevated Privileges
    This attack targets programs running with elevated privileges. The attacker would try to leverage a bug in the running program and get arbitrary code to execute with elevated privileges. For instance an attacker would look for programs that write to the system directories or registry keys (such as HKLM, which stores a number of critical Windows environment variables). These programs are typically running with elevated privileges and have usually not been designed with security in mind. Such programs are excellent exploit targets because they yield lots of power when they break. The malicious user try to execute its code at the same level as a privileged system call.

Nessus

  • NASL familyGentoo Local Security Checks
    NASL idGENTOO_GLSA-201504-01.NASL
    descriptionThe remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201504-01 (Mozilla Products: Multiple vulnerabilities) Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Firefox, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact : A remote attacker could entice a user to view a specially crafted web page or email, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code or a Denial of Service condition. Furthermore, a remote attacker may be able to perform Man-in-the-Middle attacks, obtain sensitive information, spoof the address bar, conduct clickjacking attacks, bypass security restrictions and protection mechanisms, or have other unspecified impact. Workaround : There are no known workarounds at this time.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id82632
    published2015-04-08
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2015-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/82632
    titleGLSA-201504-01 : Mozilla Products: Multiple vulnerabilities
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
    # extracted from Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201504-01.
    #
    # The advisory text is Copyright (C) 2001-2019 Gentoo Foundation, Inc.
    # and licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike 
    # license. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(82632);
      script_version("1.7");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/12 17:35:38");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2013-1741", "CVE-2013-2566", "CVE-2013-5590", "CVE-2013-5591", "CVE-2013-5592", "CVE-2013-5593", "CVE-2013-5595", "CVE-2013-5596", "CVE-2013-5597", "CVE-2013-5598", "CVE-2013-5599", "CVE-2013-5600", "CVE-2013-5601", "CVE-2013-5602", "CVE-2013-5603", "CVE-2013-5604", "CVE-2013-5605", "CVE-2013-5606", "CVE-2013-5607", "CVE-2013-5609", "CVE-2013-5610", "CVE-2013-5612", "CVE-2013-5613", "CVE-2013-5614", "CVE-2013-5615", "CVE-2013-5616", "CVE-2013-5618", "CVE-2013-5619", "CVE-2013-6671", "CVE-2013-6672", "CVE-2013-6673", "CVE-2014-1477", "CVE-2014-1478", "CVE-2014-1479", "CVE-2014-1480", "CVE-2014-1481", "CVE-2014-1482", "CVE-2014-1483", "CVE-2014-1485", "CVE-2014-1486", "CVE-2014-1487", "CVE-2014-1488", "CVE-2014-1489", "CVE-2014-1490", "CVE-2014-1491", "CVE-2014-1492", "CVE-2014-1493", "CVE-2014-1494", "CVE-2014-1496", "CVE-2014-1497", "CVE-2014-1498", "CVE-2014-1499", "CVE-2014-1500", "CVE-2014-1502", "CVE-2014-1504", "CVE-2014-1505", "CVE-2014-1508", "CVE-2014-1509", "CVE-2014-1510", "CVE-2014-1511", "CVE-2014-1512", "CVE-2014-1513", "CVE-2014-1514", "CVE-2014-1518", "CVE-2014-1519", "CVE-2014-1520", "CVE-2014-1522", "CVE-2014-1523", "CVE-2014-1524", "CVE-2014-1525", "CVE-2014-1526", "CVE-2014-1529", "CVE-2014-1530", "CVE-2014-1531", "CVE-2014-1532", "CVE-2014-1533", "CVE-2014-1534", "CVE-2014-1536", "CVE-2014-1537", "CVE-2014-1538", "CVE-2014-1539", "CVE-2014-1540", "CVE-2014-1541", "CVE-2014-1542", "CVE-2014-1543", "CVE-2014-1544", "CVE-2014-1545", "CVE-2014-1547", "CVE-2014-1548", "CVE-2014-1549", "CVE-2014-1550", "CVE-2014-1551", "CVE-2014-1552", "CVE-2014-1553", "CVE-2014-1554", "CVE-2014-1555", "CVE-2014-1556", "CVE-2014-1557", "CVE-2014-1558", "CVE-2014-1559", "CVE-2014-1560", "CVE-2014-1561", "CVE-2014-1562", "CVE-2014-1563", "CVE-2014-1564", "CVE-2014-1565", "CVE-2014-1566", "CVE-2014-1567", "CVE-2014-1568", "CVE-2014-1574", "CVE-2014-1575", "CVE-2014-1576", "CVE-2014-1577", "CVE-2014-1578", "CVE-2014-1580", "CVE-2014-1581", "CVE-2014-1582", "CVE-2014-1583", "CVE-2014-1584", "CVE-2014-1585", "CVE-2014-1586", "CVE-2014-1587", "CVE-2014-1588", "CVE-2014-1589", "CVE-2014-1590", "CVE-2014-1591", "CVE-2014-1592", "CVE-2014-1593", "CVE-2014-1594", "CVE-2014-5369", "CVE-2014-8631", "CVE-2014-8632", "CVE-2014-8634", "CVE-2014-8635", "CVE-2014-8636", "CVE-2014-8637", "CVE-2014-8638", "CVE-2014-8639", "CVE-2014-8640", "CVE-2014-8641", "CVE-2014-8642", "CVE-2015-0817", "CVE-2015-0818", "CVE-2015-0819", "CVE-2015-0820", "CVE-2015-0821", "CVE-2015-0822", "CVE-2015-0823", "CVE-2015-0824", "CVE-2015-0825", "CVE-2015-0826", "CVE-2015-0827", "CVE-2015-0828", "CVE-2015-0829", "CVE-2015-0830", "CVE-2015-0831", "CVE-2015-0832", "CVE-2015-0833", "CVE-2015-0834", "CVE-2015-0835", "CVE-2015-0836");
      script_xref(name:"GLSA", value:"201504-01");
    
      script_name(english:"GLSA-201504-01 : Mozilla Products: Multiple vulnerabilities");
      script_summary(english:"Checks for updated package(s) in /var/db/pkg");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:
    "The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related
    patches."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201504-01
    (Mozilla Products: Multiple vulnerabilities)
    
        Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Firefox, Thunderbird,
          and SeaMonkey. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for
          details.
      
    Impact :
    
        A remote attacker could entice a user to view a specially crafted web
          page or email, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code or a
          Denial of Service condition. Furthermore, a remote attacker may be able
          to perform Man-in-the-Middle attacks, obtain sensitive information, spoof
          the address bar, conduct clickjacking attacks, bypass security
          restrictions and protection mechanisms,  or have other unspecified
          impact.
      
    Workaround :
    
        There are no known workarounds at this time."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:
    "All firefox users should upgrade to the latest version:
          # emerge --sync
          # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=www-client/firefox-31.5.3'
        All firefox-bin users should upgrade to the latest version:
          # emerge --sync
          # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=www-client/firefox-bin-31.5.3'
        All thunderbird users should upgrade to the latest version:
          # emerge --sync
          # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=mail-client/thunderbird-31.5.0'
        All thunderbird-bin users should upgrade to the latest version:
          # emerge --sync
          # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose
          '>=mail-client/thunderbird-bin-31.5.0'
        All seamonkey users should upgrade to the latest version:
          # emerge --sync
          # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=www-client/seamonkey-2.33.1'
        All seamonkey-bin users should upgrade to the latest version:
          # emerge --sync
          # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=www-client/seamonkey-bin-2.33.1'
        All nspr users should upgrade to the latest version:
          # emerge --sync
          # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-libs/nspr-4.10.6'"
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
      script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploited_by_malware", value:"true");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'Firefox Proxy Prototype Privileged Javascript Injection');
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:firefox");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:firefox-bin");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:nspr");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:seamonkey");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:seamonkey-bin");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:thunderbird");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:thunderbird-bin");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:gentoo:linux");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2013/03/15");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2015/04/07");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2015/04/08");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2015-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
      script_family(english:"Gentoo Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Gentoo/release", "Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("qpkg.inc");
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Gentoo");
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    
    flag = 0;
    
    if (qpkg_check(package:"dev-libs/nspr", unaffected:make_list("ge 4.10.6"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 4.10.6"))) flag++;
    if (qpkg_check(package:"www-client/firefox-bin", unaffected:make_list("ge 31.5.3"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 31.5.3"))) flag++;
    if (qpkg_check(package:"www-client/seamonkey", unaffected:make_list("ge 2.33.1"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 2.33.1"))) flag++;
    if (qpkg_check(package:"www-client/seamonkey-bin", unaffected:make_list("ge 2.33.1"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 2.33.1"))) flag++;
    if (qpkg_check(package:"mail-client/thunderbird-bin", unaffected:make_list("ge 31.5.0"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 31.5.0"))) flag++;
    if (qpkg_check(package:"www-client/firefox", unaffected:make_list("ge 31.5.3"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 31.5.3"))) flag++;
    if (qpkg_check(package:"mail-client/thunderbird", unaffected:make_list("ge 31.5.0"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 31.5.0"))) flag++;
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:qpkg_report_get());
      else security_hole(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else
    {
      tested = qpkg_tests_get();
      if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
      else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "Mozilla Products");
    }
    
  • NASL familyWindows
    NASL idMOZILLA_FIREFOX_27.NASL
    descriptionThe installed version of Firefox is earlier than 27.0 and is, therefore, potentially affected by the following vulnerabilities : - Memory issues exist in the browser engine that could result in a denial of service or arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2014-1477, CVE-2014-1478) - An error exists related to System Only Wrappers (SOW) and the XML Binding Language (XBL) that could allow XUL content to be disclosed. (CVE-2014-1479) - An error exists related to the
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id72331
    published2014-02-05
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2014-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/72331
    titleFirefox < 27.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • NASL familyUbuntu Local Security Checks
    NASL idUBUNTU_USN-2102-2.NASL
    descriptionUSN-2102-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update introduced a regression which could make Firefox crash under some circumstances. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Christian Holler, Terrence Cole, Jesse Ruderman, Gary Kwong, Eric Rescorla, Jonathan Kew, Dan Gohman, Ryan VanderMeulen, Carsten Book, Andrew Sutherland, Byron Campen, Nicholas Nethercote, Paul Adenot, David Baron, Julian Seward and Sotaro Ikeda discovered multiple memory safety issues in Firefox. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking Firefox. (CVE-2014-1477, CVE-2014-1478) Cody Crews discovered a method to bypass System Only Wrappers. An attacker could potentially exploit this to steal confidential data or execute code with the privileges of the user invoking Firefox. (CVE-2014-1479) Jordi Chancel discovered that the downloads dialog did not implement a security timeout before button presses are processed. An attacker could potentially exploit this to conduct clickjacking attacks. (CVE-2014-1480) Fredrik Lonnqvist discovered a use-after-free in Firefox. An attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code with the priviliges of the user invoking Firefox. (CVE-2014-1482) Jordan Milne discovered a timing flaw when using document.elementFromPoint and document.caretPositionFromPoint on cross-origin iframes. An attacker could potentially exploit this to steal confidential imformation. (CVE-2014-1483) Frederik Braun discovered that the CSP implementation in Firefox did not handle XSLT stylesheets in accordance with the specification, potentially resulting in unexpected script execution in some circumstances (CVE-2014-1485) Arthur Gerkis discovered a use-after-free in Firefox. An attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code with the priviliges of the user invoking Firefox. (CVE-2014-1486) Masato Kinugawa discovered a cross-origin information leak in web worker error messages. An attacker could potentially exploit this to steal confidential information. (CVE-2014-1487) Yazan Tommalieh discovered that web pages could activate buttons on the default Firefox startpage (about:home) in some circumstances. An attacker could potentially exploit this to cause data loss by triggering a session restore. (CVE-2014-1489) Soeren Balko discovered a crash in Firefox when terminating web workers running asm.js code in some circumstances. An attacker could potentially exploit this to execute arbitrary code with the priviliges of the user invoking Firefox. (CVE-2014-1488) Several issues were discovered with ticket handling in NSS. An attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service or bypass cryptographic protection mechanisms. (CVE-2014-1490, CVE-2014-1491) Boris Zbarsky discovered that security restrictions on window objects could be bypassed under certain circumstances. (CVE-2014-1481). Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-03-18
    modified2014-02-20
    plugin id72598
    published2014-02-20
    reporterUbuntu Security Notice (C) 2014-2020 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2014-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/72598
    titleUbuntu 12.04 LTS / 12.10 / 13.10 : firefox regression (USN-2102-2)
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE_11_FIREFOX-201402-140207.NASL
    descriptionThis updates the Mozilla Firefox browser to the 24.3.0ESR security release. The Mozilla NSS libraries are now on version 3.15.4. The following security issues have been fixed : - Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox ESR 24.3 and Firefox 27.0 (CVE-2014-1477)(bnc#862345). (MFSA 2014-01) - Using XBL scopes its possible to steal(clone) native anonymous content (CVE-2014-1479)(bnc#862348). (MFSA 2014-02) - Download
    last seen2020-06-05
    modified2014-02-18
    plugin id72554
    published2014-02-18
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2014-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/72554
    titleSuSE 11.3 Security Update : MozillaFirefox (SAT Patch Number 8879)
  • NASL familyUbuntu Local Security Checks
    NASL idUBUNTU_USN-2102-1.NASL
    descriptionChristian Holler, Terrence Cole, Jesse Ruderman, Gary Kwong, Eric Rescorla, Jonathan Kew, Dan Gohman, Ryan VanderMeulen, Carsten Book, Andrew Sutherland, Byron Campen, Nicholas Nethercote, Paul Adenot, David Baron, Julian Seward and Sotaro Ikeda discovered multiple memory safety issues in Firefox. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking Firefox. (CVE-2014-1477, CVE-2014-1478) Cody Crews discovered a method to bypass System Only Wrappers. An attacker could potentially exploit this to steal confidential data or execute code with the privileges of the user invoking Firefox. (CVE-2014-1479) Jordi Chancel discovered that the downloads dialog did not implement a security timeout before button presses are processed. An attacker could potentially exploit this to conduct clickjacking attacks. (CVE-2014-1480) Fredrik Lonnqvist discovered a use-after-free in Firefox. An attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code with the priviliges of the user invoking Firefox. (CVE-2014-1482) Jordan Milne discovered a timing flaw when using document.elementFromPoint and document.caretPositionFromPoint on cross-origin iframes. An attacker could potentially exploit this to steal confidential imformation. (CVE-2014-1483) Frederik Braun discovered that the CSP implementation in Firefox did not handle XSLT stylesheets in accordance with the specification, potentially resulting in unexpected script execution in some circumstances (CVE-2014-1485) Arthur Gerkis discovered a use-after-free in Firefox. An attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code with the priviliges of the user invoking Firefox. (CVE-2014-1486) Masato Kinugawa discovered a cross-origin information leak in web worker error messages. An attacker could potentially exploit this to steal confidential information. (CVE-2014-1487) Yazan Tommalieh discovered that web pages could activate buttons on the default Firefox startpage (about:home) in some circumstances. An attacker could potentially exploit this to cause data loss by triggering a session restore. (CVE-2014-1489) Soeren Balko discovered a crash in Firefox when terminating web workers running asm.js code in some circumstances. An attacker could potentially exploit this to execute arbitrary code with the priviliges of the user invoking Firefox. (CVE-2014-1488) Several issues were discovered with ticket handling in NSS. An attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service or bypass cryptographic protection mechanisms. (CVE-2014-1490, CVE-2014-1491) Boris Zbarsky discovered that security restrictions on window objects could be bypassed under certain circumstances. (CVE-2014-1481). Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-03-18
    modified2014-02-11
    plugin id72425
    published2014-02-11
    reporterUbuntu Security Notice (C) 2014-2020 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2014-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/72425
    titleUbuntu 12.04 LTS / 12.10 / 13.10 : firefox vulnerabilities (USN-2102-1)
  • NASL familyFreeBSD Local Security Checks
    NASL idFREEBSD_PKG_1753F0FF8DD511E39B45B4B52FCE4CE8.NASL
    descriptionThe Mozilla Project reports : MFSA 2014-01 Miscellaneous memory safety hazards (rv:27.0 / rv:24.3) MFSA 2014-02 Clone protected content with XBL scopes MFSA 2014-03 UI selection timeout missing on download prompts MFSA 2014-04 Incorrect use of discarded images by RasterImage MFSA 2014-05 Information disclosure with *FromPoint on iframes MFSA 2014-06 Profile path leaks to Android system log MFSA 2014-07 XSLT stylesheets treated as styles in Content Security Policy MFSA 2014-08 Use-after-free with imgRequestProxy and image proccessing MFSA 2014-09 Cross-origin information leak through web workers MFSA 2014-10 Firefox default start page UI content invokable by script MFSA 2014-11 Crash when using web workers with asm.js MFSA 2014-12 NSS ticket handling issues MFSA 2014-13 Inconsistent JavaScript handling of access to Window objects
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id72312
    published2014-02-05
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2014-2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/72312
    titleFreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (1753f0ff-8dd5-11e3-9b45-b4b52fce4ce8)
  • NASL familyMacOS X Local Security Checks
    NASL idMACOSX_FIREFOX_27.NASL
    descriptionThe installed version of Firefox is earlier than 27.0 and is, therefore, potentially affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - Memory issues exist in the browser engine that could result in a denial of service or arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2014-1477, CVE-2014-1478) - An error exists related to System Only Wrappers (SOW) and the XML Binding Language (XBL) that could allow XUL content to be disclosed. (CVE-2014-1479) - An error exists related to the
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id72328
    published2014-02-05
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2014-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/72328
    titleFirefox < 27.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idOPENSUSE-2014-119.NASL
    descriptionMozilla Firefox was updated to version 27. Mozilla SeaMonkey was updated to 2.24, fixing similar issues as Firefox 27. Mozilla Thunderbird was updated to 24.3.0, fixing similar issues as Firefox 27. The Firefox 27 release brings TLS 1.2 support as a major security feature. It also fixes following security issues : - MFSA 2014-01/CVE-2014-1477/CVE-2014-1478 Miscellaneous memory safety hazards (rv:27.0 / rv:24.3) - MFSA 2014-02/CVE-2014-1479 (bmo#911864) Clone protected content with XBL scopes - MFSA 2014-03/CVE-2014-1480 (bmo#916726) UI selection timeout missing on download prompts - MFSA 2014-04/CVE-2014-1482 (bmo#943803) Incorrect use of discarded images by RasterImage - MFSA 2014-05/CVE-2014-1483 (bmo#950427) Information disclosure with *FromPoint on iframes - MFSA 2014-06/CVE-2014-1484 (bmo#953993) Profile path leaks to Android system log - MFSA 2014-07/CVE-2014-1485 (bmo#910139) XSLT stylesheets treated as styles in Content Security Policy - MFSA 2014-08/CVE-2014-1486 (bmo#942164) Use-after-free with imgRequestProxy and image proccessing - MFSA 2014-09/CVE-2014-1487 (bmo#947592) Cross-origin information leak through web workers - MFSA 2014-10/CVE-2014-1489 (bmo#959531) Firefox default start page UI content invokable by script - MFSA 2014-11/CVE-2014-1488 (bmo#950604) Crash when using web workers with asm.js - MFSA 2014-12/CVE-2014-1490/CVE-2014-1491 (bmo#934545, bmo#930874, bmo#930857) NSS ticket handling issues - MFSA 2014-13/CVE-2014-1481(bmo#936056) Inconsistent JavaScript handling of access to Window objects Mozilla NSS was updated to 3.15.4 : - required for Firefox 27 - regular CA root store update (1.96) - Reordered the cipher suites offered in SSL/TLS client hello messages to match modern best practices. - Improved SSL/TLS false start. In addition to enabling the SSL_ENABLE_FALSE_START option, an application must now register a callback using the SSL_SetCanFalseStartCallback function. - When false start is enabled, libssl will sometimes return unencrypted, unauthenticated data from PR_Recv (CVE-2013-1740, bmo#919877) - MFSA 2014-12/CVE-2014-1490/CVE-2014-1491 NSS ticket handling issues New functionality - Implemented OCSP querying using the HTTP GET method, which is the new default, and will fall back to the HTTP POST method. - Implemented OCSP server functionality for testing purposes (httpserv utility). - Support SHA-1 signatures with TLS 1.2 client authentication. - Added the --empty-password command-line option to certutil, to be used with -N: use an empty password when creating a new database. - Added the -w command-line option to pp: don
    last seen2020-06-05
    modified2014-06-13
    plugin id75253
    published2014-06-13
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2014-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/75253
    titleopenSUSE Security Update : firefox / seamonkey / thunderbird (openSUSE-SU-2014:0212-1)