2009-1841 | Mozilla Firefox xpcwrappedjsclass.cpp code injection (BID-35373 / XFDB-51077)

By Max On Aug 11, 2021

CVSS Meta Temp Score	Current Exploit Price (≈)	CTI Interest Score
9.0	$0-$5k	0.20

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 3.0.10 (Web Browser). It has been declared as very critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the file xpcwrappedjsclass.cpp. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privilege escalation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-94. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 06/12/2009 by moz_bug_r_a4 (Website). The advisory is available at vupen.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-1841 since 05/29/2009. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/11/2021).

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 43755 (CentOS 5 : firefox (CESA-2009:1095)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116484 (Red Hat Update for Xulrunner Firefox (RHSA-2009:1095-1)).

Upgrading to version 1.0.9 eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 6825.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 35373), X-Force (51077), Secunia (SA35331), SecurityTracker (ID 1022397) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-22528). See 48599, 48597, 48596 and 48595 for similar entries.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.0

VulDB Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Temp Score: 9.0
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Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: CWE-94
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 43755
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 : firefox (CESA-2009:1095)
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OpenVAS ID: 64254
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1820-1 (xulrunner)
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Active APT Groups: 🔍Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 1.0.9
TippingPoint: 🔍05/29/2009 🔍
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03/17/2015 +2101 days 🔍
08/11/2021 +2339 days 🔍Vendor: https://www.mozilla.org/
Product: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/

Advisory: vupen.com
Researcher: moz_bug_r_a4
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-1841 (🔍)
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SecurityFocus: 35373 – Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey JavaScript Chrome Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 35331
X-Force: 51077
SecurityTracker: 1022397 – Mozilla Thunderbird Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 22528 – Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey Chrome Object Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium
OSVDB: 55159 – Mozilla Multiple Products xpcwrappedjsclass.cpp JavaScript Chrome Privilege Escalation
Vupen: ADV-2009-1572