Firefox OS < 1.2.2 / 1.3 Directory Traversal Vulnerability

high Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 8177

Synopsis

The remote mobile host may be running a vulnerable version of Firefox OS.

Description

Firefox OS is a Linux kernel-based operating system for smartphones and tablet computers. Versions earlier than 1.2.2 and 1.3 are vulnerable to directory-traversal, as the protection mechanism through the DeviceStorage API was implemented in the wrong process on Firefox OS. This could allow an attacker to escape the media sandbox and potentially read or write any file on the device within the context of the application.

Solution

Upgrade to Firefox OS 1.2.2 or 1.3 or later.

See Also

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-25.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 8177

Published: 3/26/2014

Updated: 3/6/2019

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 8.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:X/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:mozilla:firefoxos

Patch Publication Date: 3/18/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/18/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-1507

BID: 66427