RHEL 4 : firefox (RHSA-2006:0610) - Nessus

High   Plugin ID: 22121

This page contains detailed information about the RHEL 4 : firefox (RHSA-2006:0610) Nessus plugin including available exploits and PoCs found on GitHub, in Metasploit or Exploit-DB for verifying of this vulnerability.

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Plugin Overview

ID: 22121
Name: RHEL 4 : firefox (RHSA-2006:0610)
Filename: redhat-RHSA-2006-0610.nasl
Vulnerability Published: 2006-06-02
This Plugin Published: 2006-07-29
Last Modification Time: 2021-01-14
Plugin Version: 1.30
Plugin Type: local
Plugin Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Dependencies: ssh_get_info.nasl
Required KB Items [?]: Host/cpu, Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list

Vulnerability Information

Severity: High
Vulnerability Published: 2006-06-02
Patch Published: 2006-07-28
CVE [?]: CVE-2006-2776, CVE-2006-2778, CVE-2006-2779, CVE-2006-2780, CVE-2006-2782, CVE-2006-2783, CVE-2006-2784, CVE-2006-2785, CVE-2006-2786, CVE-2006-2787, CVE-2006-2788, CVE-2006-3113, CVE-2006-3677, CVE-2006-3801, CVE-2006-3802, CVE-2006-3803, CVE-2006-3805, CVE-2006-3806, CVE-2006-3807, CVE-2006-3808, CVE-2006-3809, CVE-2006-3810, CVE-2006-3811, CVE-2006-3812
CPE [?]: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:firefox
Exploited by Malware: True

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.

Description

Updated firefox packages that fix several security bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.

This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

Mozilla Firefox is an open source Web browser.

The Mozilla Foundation has discontinued support for the Mozilla Firefox 1.0 branch. This update deprecates the Mozilla Firefox 1.0 branch in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 in favor of the supported Mozilla Firefox 1.5 branch.

This update also resolves a number of outstanding Firefox security issues :

Several flaws were found in the way Firefox processed certain JavaScript actions. A malicious web page could execute arbitrary JavaScript instructions with the permissions of 'chrome', allowing the page to steal sensitive information or install browser malware. (CVE-2006-2776, CVE-2006-2784, CVE-2006-2785, CVE-2006-2787, CVE-2006-3807, CVE-2006-3809, CVE-2006-3812)

Several denial of service flaws were found in the way Firefox processed certain web content. A malicious web page could crash the browser or possibly execute arbitrary code as the user running Firefox. (CVE-2006-2779, CVE-2006-2780, CVE-2006-3801, CVE-2006-3677, CVE-2006-3113, CVE-2006-3803, CVE-2006-3805, CVE-2006-3806, CVE-2006-3811)

A cross-site scripting flaw was found in the way Firefox processed Unicode Byte-Order-Mark (BOM) markers in UTF-8 web pages. A malicious web page could execute a script within the browser that a web input sanitizer could miss due to a malformed 'script' tag. (CVE-2006-2783)

Several flaws were found in the way Firefox processed certain JavaScript actions. A malicious web page could conduct a cross-site scripting attack or steal sensitive information (such as cookies owned by other domains). (CVE-2006-3802, CVE-2006-3810)

A form file upload flaw was found in the way Firefox handled JavaScript input object mutation. A malicious web page could upload an arbitrary local file at form submission time without user interaction. (CVE-2006-2782)

A denial of service flaw was found in the way Firefox called the crypto.signText() JavaScript function. A malicious web page could crash the browser if the victim had a client certificate loaded. (CVE-2006-2778)

Two HTTP response smuggling flaws were found in the way Firefox processed certain invalid HTTP response headers. A malicious website could return specially crafted HTTP response headers which may bypass HTTP proxy restrictions. (CVE-2006-2786)

A flaw was found in the way Firefox processed Proxy AutoConfig scripts. A malicious Proxy AutoConfig server could execute arbitrary JavaScript instructions with the permissions of 'chrome', allowing the page to steal sensitive information or install browser malware. (CVE-2006-3808)

A double free flaw was found in the way the nsIX509::getRawDER method was called. If a victim visited a carefully crafted web page, it was possible to execute arbitrary code as the user running Firefox. (CVE-2006-2788)

Users of Firefox are advised to upgrade to this update, which contains Firefox version 1.5.0.5 that corrects these issues.

Solution

Update the affected firefox package.

Public Exploits

Target Network Port(s): N/A
Target Asset(s): N/A
Exploit Available: True (Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB)
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Here's the list of publicly known exploits and PoCs for verifying the RHEL 4 : firefox (RHSA-2006:0610) vulnerability:

  1. Metasploit: exploit/multi/browser/mozilla_navigatorjava
    [Mozilla Suite/Firefox Navigator Object Code Execution]
  2. Exploit-DB: exploits/multiple/remote/2082.html
    [EDB-2082: Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.4 - JavaScript Navigator Object Code Execution]
  3. Exploit-DB: exploits/multiple/remote/9946.rb
    [EDB-9946: Mozilla Suite/Firefox < 1.5.0.5 - Navigator Object Code Execution (Metasploit)]
  4. Exploit-DB: exploits/multiple/remote/16300.rb
    [EDB-16300: Mozilla Suite/Firefox - Navigator Object Code Execution (Metasploit)]

Before running any exploit against any system, make sure you are authorized by the owner of the target system(s) to perform such activity. In any other case, this would be considered as an illegal activity.

WARNING: Beware of using unverified exploits from sources such as GitHub or Exploit-DB. These exploits and PoCs could contain malware. For more information, see how to use exploits safely.

Risk Information

CVSS V2 Vector [?]: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:H/RL:OF/RC:C
CVSS Base Score:9.3 (High)
Impact Subscore:10.0
Exploitability Subscore:8.6
CVSS Temporal Score:8.1 (High)
CVSS Environmental Score:NA (None)
Modified Impact Subscore:NA
Overall CVSS Score:8.1 (High)

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Plugin Source

This is the redhat-RHSA-2006-0610.nasl nessus plugin source code. This script is Copyright (C) 2006-2021 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. 

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2006:0610. The text 
# itself is copyright (C) Red Hat, Inc.
#

include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(22121);
  script_version("1.30");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/14");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2006-2776", "CVE-2006-2778", "CVE-2006-2779", "CVE-2006-2780", "CVE-2006-2782", "CVE-2006-2783", "CVE-2006-2784", "CVE-2006-2785", "CVE-2006-2786", "CVE-2006-2787", "CVE-2006-2788", "CVE-2006-3113", "CVE-2006-3677", "CVE-2006-3801", "CVE-2006-3802", "CVE-2006-3803", "CVE-2006-3805", "CVE-2006-3806", "CVE-2006-3807", "CVE-2006-3808", "CVE-2006-3809", "CVE-2006-3810", "CVE-2006-3811", "CVE-2006-3812");
  script_xref(name:"RHSA", value:"2006:0610");

  script_name(english:"RHEL 4 : firefox (RHSA-2006:0610)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks the rpm output for the updated package");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"Updated firefox packages that fix several security bugs are now
available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.

This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the
Red Hat Security Response Team.

Mozilla Firefox is an open source Web browser.

The Mozilla Foundation has discontinued support for the Mozilla
Firefox 1.0 branch. This update deprecates the Mozilla Firefox 1.0
branch in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 in favor of the supported Mozilla
Firefox 1.5 branch.

This update also resolves a number of outstanding Firefox security
issues :

Several flaws were found in the way Firefox processed certain
JavaScript actions. A malicious web page could execute arbitrary
JavaScript instructions with the permissions of 'chrome', allowing the
page to steal sensitive information or install browser malware.
(CVE-2006-2776, CVE-2006-2784, CVE-2006-2785, CVE-2006-2787,
CVE-2006-3807, CVE-2006-3809, CVE-2006-3812)

Several denial of service flaws were found in the way Firefox
processed certain web content. A malicious web page could crash the
browser or possibly execute arbitrary code as the user running
Firefox. (CVE-2006-2779, CVE-2006-2780, CVE-2006-3801, CVE-2006-3677,
CVE-2006-3113, CVE-2006-3803, CVE-2006-3805, CVE-2006-3806,
CVE-2006-3811)

A cross-site scripting flaw was found in the way Firefox processed
Unicode Byte-Order-Mark (BOM) markers in UTF-8 web pages. A malicious
web page could execute a script within the browser that a web input
sanitizer could miss due to a malformed 'script' tag. (CVE-2006-2783)

Several flaws were found in the way Firefox processed certain
JavaScript actions. A malicious web page could conduct a cross-site
scripting attack or steal sensitive information (such as cookies owned
by other domains). (CVE-2006-3802, CVE-2006-3810)

A form file upload flaw was found in the way Firefox handled
JavaScript input object mutation. A malicious web page could upload an
arbitrary local file at form submission time without user interaction.
(CVE-2006-2782)

A denial of service flaw was found in the way Firefox called the
crypto.signText() JavaScript function. A malicious web page could
crash the browser if the victim had a client certificate loaded.
(CVE-2006-2778)

Two HTTP response smuggling flaws were found in the way Firefox
processed certain invalid HTTP response headers. A malicious website
could return specially crafted HTTP response headers which may bypass
HTTP proxy restrictions. (CVE-2006-2786)

A flaw was found in the way Firefox processed Proxy AutoConfig
scripts. A malicious Proxy AutoConfig server could execute arbitrary
JavaScript instructions with the permissions of 'chrome', allowing the
page to steal sensitive information or install browser malware.
(CVE-2006-3808)

A double free flaw was found in the way the nsIX509::getRawDER method
was called. If a victim visited a carefully crafted web page, it was
possible to execute arbitrary code as the user running Firefox.
(CVE-2006-2788)

Users of Firefox are advised to upgrade to this update, which contains
Firefox version 1.5.0.5 that corrects these issues."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2006-2776"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2006-2778"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2006-2779"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2006-2780"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2006-2782"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2006-2783"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2006-2784"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2006-2785"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2006-2786"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2006-2787"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2006-2788"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2006-3113"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2006-3677"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2006-3801"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2006-3802"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2006-3803"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2006-3805"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2006-3806"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2006-3807"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2006-3808"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2006-3809"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2006-3810"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2006-3811"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2006-3812"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006:0610"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:"Update the affected firefox package."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:H/RL:OF/RC:C");
  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:'Mozilla Suite/Firefox Navigator Object Code Execution');
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");
  script_cwe_id(20, 94, 119);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:firefox");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2006/06/02");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2006/07/28");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2006/07/29");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2006-2021 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"Red Hat Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("rpm.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
if (isnull(release) || "Red Hat" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Red Hat");
os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "Red Hat Enterprise Linux.*release ([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?)", string:release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Red Hat");
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! preg(pattern:"^4([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Red Hat 4.x", "Red Hat " + os_ver);

if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && "s390" >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Red Hat", cpu);

yum_updateinfo = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/yum-updateinfo");
if (!empty_or_null(yum_updateinfo)) 
{
  rhsa = "RHSA-2006:0610";
  yum_report = redhat_generate_yum_updateinfo_report(rhsa:rhsa);
  if (!empty_or_null(yum_report))
  {
    security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
      extra      : yum_report 
    );
    exit(0);
  }
  else
  {
    audit_message = "affected by Red Hat security advisory " + rhsa;
    audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, audit_message);
  }
}
else
{
  flag = 0;
  if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL4", reference:"firefox-1.5.0.5-0.el4.1")) flag++;

  if (flag)
  {
    security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
      extra      : rpm_report_get() + redhat_report_package_caveat()
    );
    exit(0);
  }
  else
  {
    tested = pkg_tests_get();
    if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
    else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "firefox");
  }
}

The latest version of this script can be found in these locations depending on your platform:

  • Linux / Unix:
    /opt/nessus/lib/nessus/plugins/redhat-RHSA-2006-0610.nasl
  • Windows:
    C:\ProgramData\Tenable\Nessus\nessus\plugins\redhat-RHSA-2006-0610.nasl
  • Mac OS X:
    /Library/Nessus/run/lib/nessus/plugins/redhat-RHSA-2006-0610.nasl

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How to Run

Here is how to run the RHEL 4 : firefox (RHSA-2006:0610) as a standalone plugin via the Nessus web user interface (https://localhost:8834/):

  1. Click to start a New Scan.
  2. Select Advanced Scan.
  3. Navigate to the Plugins tab.
  4. On the top right corner click to Disable All plugins.
  5. On the left side table select Red Hat Local Security Checks plugin family.
  6. On the right side table select RHEL 4 : firefox (RHSA-2006:0610) plugin ID 22121.
  7. Specify the target on the Settings tab and click to Save the scan.
  8. Run the scan.

Here are a few examples of how to run the plugin in the command line. Note that the examples below demonstrate the usage on the Linux / Unix platform.

Basic usage:

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl redhat-RHSA-2006-0610.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with audit trail message on the console:

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -a redhat-RHSA-2006-0610.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with trace script execution written to the console (useful for debugging):

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -T - redhat-RHSA-2006-0610.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with using a state file for the target and updating it (useful for running multiple plugins on the target):

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -K /tmp/state redhat-RHSA-2006-0610.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

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References

RHSA | Red Hat Security Advisory: CWE | Common Weakness Enumeration:
  • CWE-20 (Weakness) Improper Input Validation
  • CWE-94 (Weakness) Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
  • CWE-119 (Weakness) Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
See also: Similar and related Nessus plugins:
  • 22162 - CentOS 3 : seamonkey (CESA-2006:0608)
  • 22163 - CentOS 4 : seamonkey (CESA-2006:0609)
  • 22137 - CentOS 4 : Firefox (CESA-2006:0610)
  • 22138 - CentOS 4 : thunderbird (CESA-2006:0611)
  • 22105 - FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (e2a92664-1d60-11db-88cf-000c6ec775d9)
  • 22144 - GLSA-200608-02 : Mozilla SeaMonkey: Multiple vulnerabilities
  • 22145 - GLSA-200608-03 : Mozilla Firefox: Multiple vulnerabilities
  • 39338 - Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 4.0
  • 23892 - Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : mozilla-firefox (MDKSA-2006:143-1)
  • 22095 - Firefox < 1.5.0.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • 67422 - Oracle Linux 4 : firefox (ELSA-2006-0733 / ELSA-2006-0675 / ELSA-2006-0610)
  • 67424 - Oracle Linux 4 : thunderbird (ELSA-2006-0735 / ELSA-2006-0677 / ELBA-2006-0624 / ELSA-2006-0611)
  • 22291 - RHEL 2.1 : seamonkey (RHSA-2006:0594)
  • 22114 - RHEL 3 : seamonkey (RHSA-2006:0608)
  • 22150 - RHEL 4 : seamonkey (RHSA-2006:0609)
  • 22122 - RHEL 4 : thunderbird (RHSA-2006:0611)
  • 39339 - Safari < 4.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • 22097 - SeaMonkey < 1.0.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • 22954 - Solaris 10 (sparc) : 119115-36 (deprecated)
  • 22987 - Solaris 10 (x86) : 119116-35 (deprecated)
  • 24395 - Solaris 8 (sparc) : 120671-08
  • 23772 - Solaris 8 (x86) : 120672-08
  • 24403 - Solaris 9 (sparc) : 120671-08
  • 23773 - Solaris 9 (x86) : 120672-08
  • 29354 - SuSE 10 Security Update : Firefox (ZYPP Patch Number 1960)
  • 27113 - openSUSE 10 Security Update : MozillaFirefox (MozillaFirefox-1981)
  • 27435 - openSUSE 10 Security Update : seamonkey (seamonkey-1952)
  • 27905 - Ubuntu 6.06 LTS : firefox vulnerabilities (USN-327-1)

Version

This page has been produced using Nessus Professional 10.1.2 (#68) LINUX, Plugin set 202205072148.
Plugin file redhat-RHSA-2006-0610.nasl version 1.30. For more plugins, visit the Nessus Plugin Library.

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