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A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird 23.0 (Web Browser). It has been declared as very critical. This vulnerability affects the function nsGfxScrollFrameInner::IsLTR
. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
The nsGfxScrollFrameInner::IsLTR function in Mozilla Firefox before 24.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.9, Thunderbird before 24.0, Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.9, and SeaMonkey before 2.21 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via vectors related to improperly establishing parent-child relationships of range-request nodes.
The weakness was disclosed 09/17/2013 by Inferno with Google as Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2013-90 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at mozilla.org. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. In general these flaws cannot be exploited through email in the Thunderbird product because scripting is disabled, but are potentially a risk in browser or browser-like contexts. This vulnerability was named CVE-2013-1736 since 02/13/2013. The exploitation appears to be easy. 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 05/25/2021).
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69936 (CentOS 5 / 6 : firefox (CESA-2013:1268)), 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 121458 (Red Hat Update for Xulrunner Firefox (RHSA-2013:1268)).
Upgrading to version 24.0 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at mozilla.org. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (69936). The entries 10400, 10401, 10403 and 10404 are pretty similar.
Affected
- Mozilla Firefox 23.0.1
- Mozilla Thunderbird 23.0
- Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.20
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 69936
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 / 6 : firefox (CESA-2013:1268)
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OpenVAS ID: 892759
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2759-1 (iceweasel - several vulnerabilities
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Countermeasures
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Upgrade: Firefox/Thunderbird 24.0
Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgProduct: mozilla.org
Advisory: Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2013-90
Researcher: Inferno
Organization: Google
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-1736 (🔍)
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Vulnerability Center: 41552 - Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird and Seamonkey Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in nsGfxScrollFrameInner::IsLTR (CVE-2013-1736), Critical
SecurityFocus: 62447 - RETIRED: Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey MFSA 2013-76 through -92 Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 54821 - Cyberfox Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 97389
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Entry
Created: 09/20/2013 12:09Updated: 05/25/2021 17:47
Changes: 09/20/2013 12:09 (85), 01/31/2018 09:55 (5), 05/25/2021 17:47 (2)
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