Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird 23.0 Element isdefaultsubmitelement select resource management

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A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird 23.0 (Web Browser). Affected by this vulnerability is the function mozilla::dom::htmlformelement::isdefaultsubmitelement of the component Element Handler. The manipulation of the argument select with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Use-after-free vulnerability in the mozilla::dom::HTMLFormElement::IsDefaultSubmitElement function in Mozilla Firefox before 24.0, Thunderbird before 24.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.21 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via vectors involving a destroyed SELECT element.

The weakness was released 09/17/2013 by Scott Bell (Inferno) with Security-Assessment.com as Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2013-81 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at mozilla.org. The public release was coordinated with Mozilla. The advisory contains:

In general this flaw cannot be exploited through email in the Thunderbird product because scripting is disabled, but is potentially a risk in browser or browser-like contexts.
This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-1724 since 02/13/2013. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/25/2021).

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 databases at Tenable (70036), SecurityFocus (BID 62447†), OSVDB (97399†), Secunia (SA54821†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-41542†). Additional details are provided at mozilla.org. Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-10400, VDB-10401, VDB-10402 and VDB-10403. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Firefox 23.0.1
  • Thunderbird 23.0
  • SeaMonkey 2.20

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

VulDB Base Score: 10.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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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 2013-81
Researcher: Scott Bell (Inferno)
Organization: Security-Assessment.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-1724 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-1724
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-10441

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SecurityFocus: 62447 - RETIRED: Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey MFSA 2013-76 through -92 Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 54821 - Cyberfox Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 97399
Vulnerability Center: 41542 - Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird and Seamonkey Remote Code Execution and DoS Vulnerability via Use-After-Free (CVE-2013-1724), Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/24/2013 12:22 PM
Updated: 05/25/2021 07:08 PM
Changes: 09/24/2013 12:22 PM (92), 01/31/2018 09:55 AM (4), 05/25/2021 07:08 PM (3)
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