CVE-2023-4104

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Summary

CVECVE-2023-4104
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2023-09-11 09:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-09-13 16:34:00 UTC
DescriptionAn invalid Polkit Authentication check and missing authentication requirements for D-Bus methods allowed any local user to configure arbitrary VPN setups. *This bug only affects Mozilla VPN on Linux. Other operating systems are unaffected.* This vulnerability affects Mozilla VPN client for Linux < v2.16.1.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-862

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Mozilla Vpn All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - Mozilla VPN: CVE-2023-4104: Privileged vpndaemon on Linux wrongly and incompletely implements Polkit authentication MISC www.openwall.com
Linux: Remove the use of polkit by oskirby · Pull Request #7055 · mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client · GitHub MISC github.com
Security Issues fixed in Mozilla VPN for Linux v2.16.1 — Mozilla MISC www.mozilla.org
Linux: Re-introduce D-Bus API Authorization by oskirby · Pull Request #7110 · mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client · GitHub MISC github.com
Polkit auth by Cimbali · Pull Request #7151 · mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client · GitHub MISC github.com
1831318 - (CVE-2023-4104) Linux privileged vpndaemon wrongly and incompletely implements Polkit authentication; potential information Leaks MISC bugzilla.mozilla.org
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