VDB-10437 · CVE-2013-1728 · BID 62447

Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird 23.0 IonMonkey JavaScript Engine memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird 23.0 (Web Browser). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component IonMonkey JavaScript Engine. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The IonMonkey JavaScript engine in Mozilla Firefox before 24.0, Thunderbird before 24.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.21, when Valgrind mode is used, does not properly initialize memory, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was disclosed 09/17/2013 by Dan Gohman (Inferno) with Google as Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2013-85 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at mozilla.org. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with Mozilla. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-1728 since 02/13/2013. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 70036 (Fedora 19 : firefox-24.0-1.fc19 / xulrunner-24.0-2.fc19 (2013-16992)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 195953 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Firefox Vulnerabilities (USN-1951-1)).

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 (70036). The entries 10400, 10401, 10402 and 10403 are pretty similar.

Affected

  • Firefox 23.0.1
  • Thunderbird 23.0
  • SeaMonkey 2.21

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 70036
Nessus Name: Fedora 19 : firefox-24.0-1.fc19 / xulrunner-24.0-2.fc19 (2013-16992)
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OpenVAS ID: 803605
OpenVAS Name: Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 Sep13 (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox/Thunderbird 24.0

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2013-85
Researcher: Dan Gohman (Inferno)
Organization: Google
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-1728 (🔍)
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Vulnerability Center: 41548 - Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird and Seamonkey Remote Memory Read Vulnerability (CVE-2013-1728), Medium
SecurityFocus: 62447 - RETIRED: Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey MFSA 2013-76 through -92 Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 54821 - Cyberfox Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 97395

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/23/2013 18:57
Updated: 05/25/2021 18:38
Changes: 09/23/2013 18:57 (87), 01/31/2018 09:54 (4), 05/25/2021 18:38 (3)
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