Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird 24.0 Canvas GetPresContext use after free
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A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird 24.0 (Web Browser). This affects the function nsIPresShell::GetPresContext
of the component Canvas Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Use-after-free vulnerability in the nsIPresShell::GetPresContext function in the PresShell (aka presentation shell) implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 25.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.10 and 24.x before 24.1, Thunderbird before 24.1, Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.10, and SeaMonkey before 2.22 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption and application crash) via vectors involving a CANVAS element, a mozTextStyle attribute, and an onresize event.
The weakness was published 10/29/2013 by Nils as Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2013-100 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at mozilla.org. The public release has been coordinated with Mozilla. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-5599 since 08/26/2013. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/01/2021).
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 70688 (CentOS 5 / 6 : firefox (CESA-2013:1476)), 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 121562 (Red Hat Update for Xulrunner Firefox (RHSA-2013:1476)).
Upgrading to version 25.0 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 (70688). Further details are available at mozilla.org. Similar entries are available at 11046, 11047, 11048 and 11049.
Affected
- Firefox 24.0
- Thunderbird 24.0
- SeaMonkey 2.21
- Firefox ESR 24.0
- Firefox ESR 17.0.9
- Thunderbird ESR 17.0.9
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5
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Exploiting
Class: Use after freeCWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 70688
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 / 6 : firefox (CESA-2013:1476)
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OpenVAS ID: 892788
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2788-1 (iceweasel - several vulnerabilities
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Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Firefox/Thunderbird 25.0
Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgProduct: mozilla.org
Advisory: Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2013-100
Researcher: Nils
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-5599 (🔍)
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Vulnerability Center: 42137 - Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird and Seamonkey Remote Code Execution due to Use-After-Free Vulnerability (CVE-2013-5599), Critical
SecurityFocus: 63405
Secunia: 55483 - Ubuntu update for firefox, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 99091
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Entry
Created: 11/01/2013 10:25Updated: 06/01/2021 15:08
Changes: 11/01/2013 10:25 (87), 01/31/2018 09:55 (1), 06/01/2021 15:03 (3), 06/01/2021 15:08 (1)
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