GLSA-200608-03 : Mozilla Firefox: Multiple vulnerabilities - Nessus
High Plugin ID: 22145This page contains detailed information about the GLSA-200608-03 : Mozilla Firefox: Multiple vulnerabilities Nessus plugin including available exploits and PoCs found on GitHub, in Metasploit or Exploit-DB for verifying of this vulnerability.
Plugin Overview
ID: 22145
Name: GLSA-200608-03 : Mozilla Firefox: Multiple vulnerabilities
Filename: gentoo_GLSA-200608-03.nasl
Vulnerability Published: 2006-07-25
This Plugin Published: 2006-08-04
Last Modification Time: 2021-01-06
Plugin Version: 1.19
Plugin Type: local
Plugin Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks
Dependencies:
ssh_get_info.nasl
Required KB Items [?]: Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/local_checks_enabled
Vulnerability Information
Severity: High
Vulnerability Published: 2006-07-25
Patch Published: 2006-08-03
CVE [?]: 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:gentoo:linux, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:mozilla-firefox, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:mozilla-firefox-bin
Exploited by Malware: True
Synopsis
The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.
Description
The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200608-03 (Mozilla Firefox: Multiple vulnerabilities)
The following vulnerabilities have been reported: Benjamin Smedberg discovered that chrome URL's could be made to reference remote files. Developers in the Mozilla community looked for and fixed several crash bugs to improve the stability of Mozilla clients. 'shutdown' reports that cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks could be performed using the construct XPCNativeWrapper(window).Function(...), which created a function that appeared to belong to the window in question even after it had been navigated to the target site. 'shutdown' reports that scripts granting the UniversalBrowserRead privilege can leverage that into the equivalent of the far more powerful UniversalXPConnect since they are allowed to 'read' into a privileged context. 'moz_bug_r_a4' reports that A malicious Proxy AutoConfig (PAC) server could serve a PAC script that can execute code with elevated privileges by setting the required FindProxyForURL function to the eval method on a privileged object that leaked into the PAC sandbox. 'moz_bug_r_a4' discovered that Named JavaScript functions have a parent object created using the standard Object() constructor (ECMA-specified behavior) and that this constructor can be redefined by script (also ECMA-specified behavior). Igor Bukanov and shutdown found additional places where an untimely garbage collection could delete a temporary object that was in active use. Georgi Guninski found potential integer overflow issues with long strings in the toSource() methods of the Object, Array and String objects as well as string function arguments. H. D. Moore reported a testcase that was able to trigger a race condition where JavaScript garbage collection deleted a temporary variable still being used in the creation of a new Function object. A malicious page can hijack native DOM methods on a document object in another domain, which will run the attacker's script when called by the victim page. Secunia Research has discovered a vulnerability which is caused due to an memory corruption error within the handling of simultaneously happening XPCOM events. This leads to use of a deleted timer object. An anonymous researcher for TippingPoint and the Zero Day Initiative showed that when used in a web page Java would reference properties of the window.navigator object as it started up. Thilo Girmann discovered that in certain circumstances a JavaScript reference to a frame or window was not properly cleared when the referenced content went away. Impact :
A user can be enticed to open specially crafted URLs, visit webpages containing malicious JavaScript or execute a specially crafted script. These events could lead to the execution of arbitrary code, or the installation of malware on the user's computer. Workaround :
There is no known workaround at this time.
Solution
All Mozilla Firefox users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=www-client/mozilla-firefox-1.5.0.5' Users of the binary package should upgrade as well: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=www-client/mozilla-firefox-bin-1.5.0.5'
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 GLSA-200608-03 : Mozilla Firefox: Multiple vulnerabilities vulnerability:
- Metasploit: exploit/multi/browser/mozilla_navigatorjava
[Mozilla Suite/Firefox Navigator Object Code Execution] - Exploit-DB: exploits/multiple/remote/2082.html
[EDB-2082: Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.4 - JavaScript Navigator Object Code Execution] - Exploit-DB: exploits/multiple/remote/9946.rb
[EDB-9946: Mozilla Suite/Firefox < 1.5.0.5 - Navigator Object Code Execution (Metasploit)] - 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:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:H/RL:OF/RC:C
CVSS Base Score: | 7.5 (High) |
Impact Subscore: | 6.4 |
Exploitability Subscore: | 10.0 |
CVSS Temporal Score: | 6.5 (Medium) |
CVSS Environmental Score: | NA (None) |
Modified Impact Subscore: | NA |
Overall CVSS Score: | 6.5 (Medium) |
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Plugin Source
This is the gentoo_GLSA-200608-03.nasl nessus plugin source code. This script is Copyright (C) 2006-2021 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200608-03.
#
# The advisory text is Copyright (C) 2001-2016 Gentoo Foundation, Inc.
# and licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike
# license. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#
include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(22145);
script_version("1.19");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/06");
script_cve_id("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:"GLSA", value:"200608-03");
script_name(english:"GLSA-200608-03 : Mozilla Firefox: 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-200608-03
(Mozilla Firefox: Multiple vulnerabilities)
The following vulnerabilities have been reported:
Benjamin Smedberg discovered that chrome URL's could be made to
reference remote files.
Developers in the Mozilla community
looked for and fixed several crash bugs to improve the stability of
Mozilla clients.
'shutdown' reports that cross-site scripting
(XSS) attacks could be performed using the construct
XPCNativeWrapper(window).Function(...), which created a function that
appeared to belong to the window in question even after it had been
navigated to the target site.
'shutdown' reports that scripts
granting the UniversalBrowserRead privilege can leverage that into the
equivalent of the far more powerful UniversalXPConnect since they are
allowed to 'read' into a privileged context.
'moz_bug_r_a4'
reports that A malicious Proxy AutoConfig (PAC) server could serve a
PAC script that can execute code with elevated privileges by setting
the required FindProxyForURL function to the eval method on a
privileged object that leaked into the PAC sandbox.
'moz_bug_r_a4' discovered that Named JavaScript functions have a
parent object created using the standard Object() constructor
(ECMA-specified behavior) and that this constructor can be redefined by
script (also ECMA-specified behavior).
Igor Bukanov and
shutdown found additional places where an untimely garbage collection
could delete a temporary object that was in active use.
Georgi
Guninski found potential integer overflow issues with long strings in
the toSource() methods of the Object, Array and String objects as well
as string function arguments.
H. D. Moore reported a testcase
that was able to trigger a race condition where JavaScript garbage
collection deleted a temporary variable still being used in the
creation of a new Function object.
A malicious page can hijack
native DOM methods on a document object in another domain, which will
run the attacker's script when called by the victim page.
Secunia Research has discovered a vulnerability which is caused due
to an memory corruption error within the handling of simultaneously
happening XPCOM events. This leads to use of a deleted timer
object.
An anonymous researcher for TippingPoint and the Zero
Day Initiative showed that when used in a web page Java would reference
properties of the window.navigator object as it started up.
Thilo Girmann discovered that in certain circumstances a JavaScript
reference to a frame or window was not properly cleared when the
referenced content went away.
Impact :
A user can be enticed to open specially crafted URLs, visit webpages
containing malicious JavaScript or execute a specially crafted script.
These events could lead to the execution of arbitrary code, or the
installation of malware on the user's computer.
Workaround :
There is no known workaround at this time."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200608-03"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"solution",
value:
"All Mozilla Firefox users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=www-client/mozilla-firefox-1.5.0.5'
Users of the binary package should upgrade as well:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=www-client/mozilla-firefox-bin-1.5.0.5'"
);
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
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_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:mozilla-firefox");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:mozilla-firefox-bin");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:gentoo:linux");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2006/08/03");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2006/08/04");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2006/07/25");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2006-2021 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
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:"www-client/mozilla-firefox-bin", unaffected:make_list("ge 1.5.0.5"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 1.5.0.5"))) flag++;
if (qpkg_check(package:"www-client/mozilla-firefox", unaffected:make_list("ge 1.5.0.5"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 1.5.0.5"))) 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 Firefox");
}
The latest version of this script can be found in these locations depending on your platform:
- Linux / Unix:
/opt/nessus/lib/nessus/plugins/gentoo_GLSA-200608-03.nasl
- Windows:
C:\ProgramData\Tenable\Nessus\nessus\plugins\gentoo_GLSA-200608-03.nasl
- Mac OS X:
/Library/Nessus/run/lib/nessus/plugins/gentoo_GLSA-200608-03.nasl
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How to Run
Here is how to run the GLSA-200608-03 : Mozilla Firefox: Multiple vulnerabilities as a standalone plugin via the Nessus web user interface (https://localhost:8834/):
- Click to start a New Scan.
- Select Advanced Scan.
- Navigate to the Plugins tab.
- On the top right corner click to Disable All plugins.
- On the left side table select Gentoo Local Security Checks plugin family.
- On the right side table select GLSA-200608-03 : Mozilla Firefox: Multiple vulnerabilities plugin ID 22145.
- Specify the target on the Settings tab and click to Save the scan.
- 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 gentoo_GLSA-200608-03.nasl -t <IP/HOST>
Run the plugin with audit trail message on the console:
/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -a gentoo_GLSA-200608-03.nasl -t <IP/HOST>
Run the plugin with trace script execution written to the console (useful for debugging):
/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -T - gentoo_GLSA-200608-03.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 gentoo_GLSA-200608-03.nasl -t <IP/HOST>
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References
GLSA | Gentoo Linux Security Advisory: See also:
- https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/22145
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200608-03
- https://vulners.com/nessus/GENTOO_GLSA-200608-03.NASL
- 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
- 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)
- 22121 - RHEL 4 : firefox (RHSA-2006:0610)
- 22122 - RHEL 4 : thunderbird (RHSA-2006:0611)
- 22097 - SeaMonkey < 1.0.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities
- 22954 - Solaris 10 (sparc) : 119115-36 (deprecated)
- 22987 - Solaris 10 (x86) : 119116-35 (deprecated)
- 23772 - Solaris 8 (x86) : 120672-08
- 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 gentoo_GLSA-200608-03.nasl version 1.19. For more plugins, visit the Nessus Plugin Library.
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