1160514 - wow_helper.exe should be signed

Status: VERIFIED FIXED

(Core :: Security: Process Sandboxing, defect)

Description

[(Away)]

(In reply to Bob Owen (:bobowen) from bug 1139497 comment #14)
> I also noticed that wow_helper.exe is not signed, whereas the other EXEs seem to be.

Glandium, who is the right owner for this? You? Releng?

Comment 1

[Mike Hommey [:glandium]]

Releng. Maybe bhearsum?

Comment 2

[(not currently active) Ted Mielczarek]

From yesterday's nightly build log it sure looks like we're trying to sign it:
06:52:03     INFO -  2015-04-30 06:50:57,069 - 0d8c10378535a4bbd02f743b53515c48029ce712: processing ../../installer-stage\core\wow_helper.exe on https://signing5.srv.releng.scl3.mozilla.com:9100
06:52:03     INFO -  2015-04-30 06:50:57,944 - 0d8c10378535a4bbd02f743b53515c48029ce712: uploading for signing
06:52:03     INFO -  2015-04-30 06:50:59,016 - 0d8c10378535a4bbd02f743b53515c48029ce712: processing ../../installer-stage\core\wow_helper.exe on https://signing5.srv.releng.scl3.mozilla.com:9100
06:52:03     INFO -  2015-04-30 06:50:59,301 - 0d8c10378535a4bbd02f743b53515c48029ce712: OK
06:52:03     INFO -  2015-04-30 06:50:59,301 - Copying ../../installer-stage\core\wow_helper.exe to cache c:\\builds\\moz2_slave\\m-cen-w32-ntly-000000000000000\\build\\signing_cache\signcode\0d8c10378535a4bbd02f743b53515c48029ce712

Comment 3

[(not currently active) Ted Mielczarek]

Oh, I see, wow_helper.exe is a 64-bit binary in our 32-bit builds, so signcode is probably just failing to produce a valid signature. We use osslsigncode instead of signcode for 64-bit builds:
https://dxr.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/source/toolkit/mozapps/installer/signing.mk#11

(I don't think this bug needs to be security sensitive, it's just a build screwup.)

Comment 4

[Mike Connor [:mconnor]]

Attachment: wow_helper.exe

If I could get a signed version, that'd be helpful for an OEM partner requirement.

Comment 5

[Mike Connor [:mconnor]]

Comment on attachment 8606570 [details]
wow_helper.exe

nm, moving to a separate bug.

Comment 6

[Chris AtLee [:catlee]]

yeah, we just need to switch the signing format for this to osslsigncode. Arguably, we could do that for all 32-bit signing.

The 'signcode' format uses mono's signcode implementation, which silently fails on 64-bit binaries.

Comment 7

[Nick Thomas [:nthomas] (UTC+12)]

(In reply to Chris AtLee [:catlee] from comment #6)

Is this something we want to do asap to catch the 38.0.5 RC builds ?

Comment 8

[jen strickland :jenstrickland]

Tracking enabled for 39 and 40.

Comment 9

[Chris AtLee [:catlee]]

we should fix this on nightly first before beta/release to make sure there's no fallout

Comment 10

[Liz Henry (:lizzard) (relman/hg->git project)]

I agree with catlee and we can still probably take this for 39 if it lands in the next few days. Ted is this something you can take on, or help find an owner for it?

Comment 11

[Nick Thomas [:nthomas] (UTC+12)]

I'm not signing up, but here's a starter push to try:
https://treeherder.mozilla.org/#/jobs?repo=try&revision=358382a171db

Comment 12

[(not currently active) Ted Mielczarek]

This is a RelEng bug.

Comment 13

[Chris AtLee [:catlee]]

Looks good. Let's land on nightly today, then uplift after a few days.

Comment 14

[Chris AtLee [:catlee]]

Attachment: use osslsigncode for all windows signing

Comment 15

[Pulsebot]

https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/mozilla-inbound/rev/e82614b263f7

Comment 16

[Ryan VanderMeulen [:RyanVM]]

https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/e82614b263f7

Comment 17

[Chris AtLee [:catlee]]

Comment on attachment 8616716 [details] [diff] [review]
use osslsigncode for all windows signing

Approval Request Comment
[Feature/regressing bug #]: bug 1160514
[User impact if declined]: wow_helper.exe may be flagged as malware
[Describe test coverage new/current, TreeHerder]: no new testing
[Risks and why]: fixes incorrect signing for wow_helper.exe
[String/UUID change made/needed]: none

Comment 18

[Sylvestre Ledru [:Sylvestre]]

Comment on attachment 8616716 [details] [diff] [review]
use osslsigncode for all windows signing

Signed exec is better. Taking it for aurora. Liz will make the call for beta.

Comment 19

[(Away)]

FWIW this won't impact release where we don't have win64 builds, so putting this on beta right now would only gain us a couple of beta builds.

Comment 20

[Bob Owen (:bobowen)]

(In reply to David Major [:dmajor] from comment #19)
> FWIW this won't impact release where we don't have win64 builds, so putting
> this on beta right now would only gain us a couple of beta builds.

Confusingly, this is for win32 builds, so it does affect beta and release.
At least for Vista 64-bit and WinXP 64-bit (64-bit OS and 32-bit Firefox that is).

The 64-bit wow-helper.exe binary is needed for some of the process memory patching that happens during the sandbox launch, when the 32-bit plugin-container.exe is running under WOW64.

Comment 21

[(Away)]

Oops; you're right Bob. I was confusing this with another bug. This is what I get for commenting before the coffee kicks in!

Comment 22

[Liz Henry (:lizzard) (relman/hg->git project)]

Comment on attachment 8616716 [details] [diff] [review]
use osslsigncode for all windows signing

Yes, please uplift to beta.

Comment 23

[Ritu Kothari (:ritu) (Inactive, please n-i to RyanVM, jcristau, or pascal)]

Chris suggested we uplift this to ESR39. Adding a tracking flag for ESR39. Once this fix is in beta for a few days, we can review it again.

Comment 24

[Ryan VanderMeulen [:RyanVM]]

https://hg.mozilla.org/releases/mozilla-aurora/rev/5923fecfc3cd

Comment 25

[Ryan VanderMeulen [:RyanVM]]

https://hg.mozilla.org/releases/mozilla-beta/rev/1fe9f73c9e29

Comment 26

[Nick Thomas [:nthomas] (UTC+12)]

dmajor, could you check all is well on Nightly ?

Comment 27

[(Away)]

I opened the Properties page for wow_helper.exe from ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/nightly/2015/06/2015-06-16-03-02-01-mozilla-central/firefox-41.0a1.en-US.win32.zip, and it now has a Digital Signatures tab with reasonable-looking information.

Comment 28

[Bob Owen (:bobowen)]

I checked wow-helper.exe from the Aurora and Beta builds and they were both signed with the "Mozilla Fake SPC" certificate.

Comment 29

[(Away)]

Have we spun a new beta since then? The latest Aurora at ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/nightly/2015/06/2015-06-17-00-40-06-mozilla-aurora/ looks fine.

Comment 30

[Bob Owen (:bobowen)]

(In reply to David Major [:dmajor] from comment #29)
> Have we spun a new beta since then? The latest Aurora at
> ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/nightly/2015/06/2015-06-17-00-
> 40-06-mozilla-aurora/ looks fine.

I think that's tomorrow, I was just looking at the uplift builds.

Comment 31

[Chris AtLee [:catlee]]

(In reply to Bob Owen (:bobowen) from comment #28)
> I checked wow-helper.exe from the Aurora and Beta builds and they were both
> signed with the "Mozilla Fake SPC" certificate.

which URLs did you check?

Comment 32

[Bob Owen (:bobowen)]

(In reply to Chris AtLee [:catlee] from comment #31)
> (In reply to Bob Owen (:bobowen) from comment #28)
> > I checked wow-helper.exe from the Aurora and Beta builds and they were both
> > signed with the "Mozilla Fake SPC" certificate.
> 
> which URLs did you check?

Aurora:
http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/tinderbox-builds/mozilla-aurora-win32/1434483407/firefox-40.0a2.en-US.win32.zip

Beta:
http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/tinderbox-builds/mozilla-beta-win32/1434484011/firefox-39.0.en-US.win32.zip

Comment 33

[Ritu Kothari (:ritu) (Inactive, please n-i to RyanVM, jcristau, or pascal)]

Hi Chris, please request uplift to ESR 38 once this fix has baked long enough on Beta and Aurora release channels.

Comment 34

[Chris AtLee [:catlee]]

(In reply to Bob Owen (:bobowen) from comment #32)
> (In reply to Chris AtLee [:catlee] from comment #31)
> > (In reply to Bob Owen (:bobowen) from comment #28)
> > > I checked wow-helper.exe from the Aurora and Beta builds and they were both
> > > signed with the "Mozilla Fake SPC" certificate.
> > 
> > which URLs did you check?
> 
> Aurora:
> http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/tinderbox-builds/mozilla-
> aurora-win32/1434483407/firefox-40.0a2.en-US.win32.zip
> 
> Beta:
> http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/tinderbox-builds/mozilla-beta-
> win32/1434484011/firefox-39.0.en-US.win32.zip

Generally anything in tinderbox-builds will not have valid signatures. We only sign nightly builds and release builds with real keys. Nightly builds are in .../firefox/nightly/...; and we don't generate nightly builds for beta, but you can find recent candidate builds in .../firefox/candidates/...

Comment 35

[Bob Owen (:bobowen)]

(In reply to Chris AtLee [:catlee] from comment #34)
> (In reply to Bob Owen (:bobowen) from comment #32)

> Generally anything in tinderbox-builds will not have valid signatures. We
> only sign nightly builds and release builds with real keys. Nightly builds
> are in .../firefox/nightly/...; and we don't generate nightly builds for
> beta, but you can find recent candidate builds in .../firefox/candidates/...

Sorry, my comment was not very clear, I was suggesting that the fix seemed to have worked as the exe was getting signed (albeit by a non-real key).
Whereas before it wasn't getting signed at all.

Comment 36

[Bogdan Maris, Desktop Test Engineering]

Verified on Windows 7 64-bit, Windows 8 64-bit and Windows 10 32-bit that Firefox 39 beta 7`s wow_helper.exe does have a Digital Signatures tab in properties.

Comment 37

[Chris AtLee [:catlee]]

Comment on attachment 8616716 [details] [diff] [review]
use osslsigncode for all windows signing

[Approval Request Comment]
If this is not a sec:{high,crit} bug, please state case for ESR consideration: ESR38 is the last place we're using the old signing (signcode); switching to the new format will allow us to simplify our signing infrastructure
User impact if declined: wow_helper.exe may be flagged as malware
Fix Landed on Version: 39.0
Risk to taking this patch (and alternatives if risky): 
String or UUID changes made by this patch: none

Comment 38

[Bogdan Maris, Desktop Test Engineering]

Also verified on Windows 7 64-bit, Windows 8.1 64-bit and Windows 10 32-bit that Firefox 40 beta 4 and Developer Edition`s wow_helper.exe does have a Digital Signatures tab in properties.

Comment 39

[Sylvestre Ledru [:Sylvestre]]

Comment on attachment 8616716 [details] [diff] [review]
use osslsigncode for all windows signing

verified in all the other builds, taking it to simplify your life.

Comment 40

[Ryan VanderMeulen [:RyanVM]]

https://hg.mozilla.org/releases/mozilla-esr38/rev/4fec766454b0

Comment 41

[[SV Manager] Florin Mezei, QA (:FlorinMezei)]

Also verified with the latest Firefox 38.2.0 ESR build 1 (BuildID=20150803192212) on Windows 7 x64. wow_helper.exe is signed same as in Firefox 39, and same as Firefox.exe.