Firefox ESR 17.x < 17.0.7 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X) - Nessus

Critical Plugin ID: 66988

This page contains detailed information about the Firefox ESR 17.x < 17.0.7 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X) 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
Vulnerability Information

Synopsis
Description
Solution

Public Exploits
Risk Information
Plugin Source
How to Run
References
Version

Plugin Overview

ID: 66988
Name: Firefox ESR 17.x < 17.0.7 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)
Filename: macosx_firefox_17_0_7_esr.nasl
Vulnerability Published: 2013-06-25
This Plugin Published: 2013-06-26
Last Modification Time: 2022-03-29
Plugin Version: 1.15
Plugin Type: local
Plugin Family: MacOS X Local Security Checks
Dependencies: macosx_firefox_installed.nasl
Required KB Items [?]: MacOSX/Firefox/Installed

Vulnerability Information

Severity: Critical
Vulnerability Published: 2013-06-25
Patch Published: 2013-06-25
CVE [?]: CVE-2013-1682, CVE-2013-1684, CVE-2013-1685, CVE-2013-1686, CVE-2013-1687, CVE-2013-1690, CVE-2013-1692, CVE-2013-1693, CVE-2013-1694, CVE-2013-1697
CPE [?]: cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox_esr
Exploited by Malware: True

Synopsis

The remote Mac OS X host contains a web browser that is potentially affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The installed version of Firefox ESR 17.x is earlier than 17.0.7 and is, therefore, potentially affected by the following vulnerabilities :

- Various, unspecified memory safety issues exist. (CVE-2013-1682)

- Heap-use-after-free errors exist related to 'LookupMediaElementURITable', 'nsIDocument::GetRootElement' and 'mozilla::ResetDir'. (CVE-2013-1684, CVE-2013-1685, CVE-2013-1686)

- An error exists related to 'XBL scope', 'System Only Wrappers' (SOW) and chrome-privileged pages that could allow cross-site scripting attacks. (CVE-2013-1687)

- An error related to 'onreadystatechange' and unmapped memory could cause application crashes and allow arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2013-1690)

- The application sends data in the body of XMLHttpRequest (XHR) HEAD requests and could aid in cross-site request forgery attacks. (CVE-2013-1692)

- An error related to the processing of SVG content could allow a timing attack to disclose information across domains. (CVE-2013-1693)

- An error exists related to 'PreserveWrapper' and the 'preserved-wrapper' flag that could cause potentially exploitable application crashes. (CVE-2013-1694)

- An error exists related to the 'toString' and 'valueOf' methods that could allow 'XrayWrappers' to be bypassed. (CVE-2013-1697)

Solution

Upgrade to Firefox 17.0.7 ESR or later.

Public Exploits

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

Here's the list of publicly known exploits and PoCs for verifying the Firefox ESR 17.x < 17.0.7 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X) vulnerability:

Metasploit: exploit/windows/browser/mozilla_firefox_onreadystatechange
[Firefox onreadystatechange Event DocumentViewerImpl Use After Free]
Exploit-DB: exploits/windows/remote/27429.rb
[EDB-27429: Mozilla Firefox - onreadystatechange Event DocumentViewerImpl Use-After-Free (Metasploit)]
GitHub: https://github.com/vlad902/annotated-fbi-tbb-exploit
[CVE-2013-1690: Annotated FBI exploit for the Tor Browser Bundle from mid-2013 (CVE-2013-1690)]

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 Score Source [?]: CVE-2013-1686
CVSS V2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:H/RL:OF/RC:C

CVSS Base Score:	10.0 (High)
Impact Subscore:	10.0
Exploitability Subscore:	10.0
CVSS Temporal Score:	8.7 (High)
CVSS Environmental Score:	NA (None)
Modified Impact Subscore:	NA
Overall CVSS Score:	8.7 (High)

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Plugin Source

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

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

if (description)
{
  script_id(66988);
  script_version("1.15");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2022/03/29");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2013-1682",
    "CVE-2013-1684",
    "CVE-2013-1685",
    "CVE-2013-1686",
    "CVE-2013-1687",
    "CVE-2013-1690",
    "CVE-2013-1692",
    "CVE-2013-1693",
    "CVE-2013-1694",
    "CVE-2013-1697"
  );
  script_bugtraq_id(
    60765,
    60766,
    60773,
    60774,
    60776,
    60777,
    60778,
    60783,
    60787
  );
  script_xref(name:"CISA-KNOWN-EXPLOITED", value:"2022/04/18");

  script_name(english:"Firefox ESR 17.x < 17.0.7 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Mac OS X host contains a web browser that is potentially
affected by multiple vulnerabilities.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The installed version of Firefox ESR 17.x is earlier than 17.0.7 and
is, therefore, potentially affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - Various, unspecified memory safety issues exist.
    (CVE-2013-1682)

  - Heap-use-after-free errors exist related to
    'LookupMediaElementURITable',
    'nsIDocument::GetRootElement' and 'mozilla::ResetDir'.
    (CVE-2013-1684, CVE-2013-1685, CVE-2013-1686)

  - An error exists related to 'XBL scope', 'System Only
    Wrappers' (SOW) and chrome-privileged pages that could
    allow cross-site scripting attacks. (CVE-2013-1687)

  - An error related to 'onreadystatechange' and unmapped
    memory could cause application crashes and allow
    arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2013-1690)

  - The application sends data in the body of XMLHttpRequest
    (XHR) HEAD requests and could aid in cross-site request
    forgery attacks. (CVE-2013-1692)

  - An error related to the processing of SVG content could
    allow a timing attack to disclose information across
    domains. (CVE-2013-1693)

  - An error exists related to 'PreserveWrapper' and the
    'preserved-wrapper' flag that could cause potentially
    exploitable application crashes. (CVE-2013-1694)

  - An error exists related to the 'toString' and 'valueOf'
    methods that could allow 'XrayWrappers' to be bypassed.
    (CVE-2013-1697)");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2013-49/");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2013-50/");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2013-51/");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2013-53/");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2013-54/");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2013-55/");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2013-56/");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2013-59/");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to Firefox 17.0.7 ESR or later.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:H/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2013-1686");

  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 onreadystatechange Event DocumentViewerImpl Use After Free');
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");
  script_cwe_id(20, 74, 79, 442, 629, 711, 712, 722, 725, 750, 751, 800, 801, 809, 811, 864, 900, 928, 931, 990);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2013/06/25");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2013/06/25");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2013/06/26");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox_esr");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"MacOS X Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2013-2022 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("macosx_firefox_installed.nasl");
  script_require_keys("MacOSX/Firefox/Installed");

  exit(0);
}

include("mozilla_version.inc");

kb_base = "MacOSX/Firefox";
get_kb_item_or_exit(kb_base+"/Installed");

version = get_kb_item_or_exit(kb_base+"/Version", exit_code:1);
path = get_kb_item_or_exit(kb_base+"/Path", exit_code:1);

is_esr = get_kb_item(kb_base+"/is_esr");
if (isnull(is_esr)) audit(AUDIT_NOT_INST, "Mozilla Firefox ESR");

mozilla_check_version(product:'firefox', version:version, path:path, esr:TRUE, fix:'17.0.7', min:'17.0', severity:SECURITY_HOLE, xss:TRUE, xsrf:TRUE);

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

Linux / Unix:
/opt/nessus/lib/nessus/plugins/macosx_firefox_17_0_7_esr.nasl
Windows:
C:\ProgramData\Tenable\Nessus\nessus\plugins\macosx_firefox_17_0_7_esr.nasl
Mac OS X:
/Library/Nessus/run/lib/nessus/plugins/macosx_firefox_17_0_7_esr.nasl

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How to Run

Here is how to run the Firefox ESR 17.x < 17.0.7 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X) 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 MacOS X Local Security Checks plugin family.
On the right side table select Firefox ESR 17.x < 17.0.7 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X) plugin ID 66988.
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 macosx_firefox_17_0_7_esr.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with audit trail message on the console:

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -a macosx_firefox_17_0_7_esr.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

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

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -T - macosx_firefox_17_0_7_esr.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 macosx_firefox_17_0_7_esr.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

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References

BID | SecurityFocus Bugtraq ID:

60765, 60766, 60773, 60774, 60776, 60777, 60778, 60783, 60787

CWE | Common Weakness Enumeration:

CWE-20 (Weakness) Improper Input Validation
CWE-74 (Weakness) Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
CWE-79 (Weakness) Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CWE-442 (Category) DEPRECATED: Web Problems
CWE-629 (View) Weaknesses in OWASP Top Ten (2007)
CWE-711 (View) Weaknesses in OWASP Top Ten (2004)
CWE-712 (Category) OWASP Top Ten 2007 Category A1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
CWE-722 (Category) OWASP Top Ten 2004 Category A1 - Unvalidated Input
CWE-725 (Category) OWASP Top Ten 2004 Category A4 - Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Flaws
CWE-750 (View) Weaknesses in the 2009 CWE/SANS Top 25 Most Dangerous Programming Errors
CWE-751 (Category) 2009 Top 25 - Insecure Interaction Between Components
CWE-800 (View) Weaknesses in the 2010 CWE/SANS Top 25 Most Dangerous Programming Errors
CWE-801 (Category) 2010 Top 25 - Insecure Interaction Between Components
CWE-809 (View) Weaknesses in OWASP Top Ten (2010)
CWE-811 (Category) OWASP Top Ten 2010 Category A2 - Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
CWE-864 (Category) 2011 Top 25 - Insecure Interaction Between Components
CWE-900 (View) Weaknesses in the 2011 CWE/SANS Top 25 Most Dangerous Software Errors
CWE-928 (View) Weaknesses in OWASP Top Ten (2013)
CWE-931 (Category) OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A3 - Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
CWE-990 (Category) SFP Secondary Cluster: Tainted Input to Command

See also:

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66983 - Scientific Linux Security Update : firefox on SL5.x, SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20130625)
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67000 - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS / 12.10 / 13.04 : firefox vulnerabilities (USN-1890-1)
67186 - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS / 12.10 / 13.04 : firefox regression (USN-1890-2)
67001 - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS / 12.10 / 13.04 : thunderbird vulnerabilities (USN-1891-1)
23942 - CentOS 4 : Firefox (CESA-2006:0758)
67323 - Fedora 18 : firefox-22.0-1.fc18 / thunderbird-17.0.7-1.fc18 / xulrunner-22.0-1.fc18 (2013-11776)
67325 - Fedora 17 : firefox-22.0-1.fc17 / thunderbird-17.0.7-1.fc17 / xulrunner-22.0-1.fc17 (2013-11799)
67430 - Oracle Linux 4 : firefox (ELSA-2006-0758)
23960 - RHEL 4 : firefox (RHSA-2006:0758)

Version

This page has been produced using Nessus Professional 10.1.2 (#68) LINUX, Plugin set 202205072148.
Plugin file macosx_firefox_17_0_7_esr.nasl version 1.15. For more plugins, visit the Nessus Plugin Library.

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Firefox ESR 17.x < 17.0.7 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X) - Nessus

Plugin Overview

Vulnerability Information

Synopsis

Description

Solution

Public Exploits

Risk Information

Plugin Source

How to Run

References

Version

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