Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird 24.0 Blob URL NewChannelFromURIWithProxyFlags use after free
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A vulnerability has been found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird 24.0 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function nsIOService::NewChannelFromURIWithProxyFlags
of the component Blob URL Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Use-after-free vulnerability in the nsIOService::NewChannelFromURIWithProxyFlags function 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 via vectors involving a blob: URL.
The weakness was released 10/29/2013 by Nils as Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2013-100 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at mozilla.org. The public release was coordinated with the vendor. This vulnerability was named CVE-2013-5600 since 08/26/2013. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (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). Additional details are provided at mozilla.org. Entries connected to this vulnerability 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: 9.0VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.6
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Exploiting
Class: Use after freeCWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
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
08/26/2013 🔍10/29/2013 🔍
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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-2013-5600 (🔍)
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Vulnerability Center: 42136 - Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird and Seamonkey Remote Code Execution and DoS due to Use-After-Free Vulnerability (CVE-2013-5600), Critical
SecurityFocus: 63405
Secunia: 55483 - Ubuntu update for firefox, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 99092
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Entry
Created: 11/01/2013 10:33Updated: 06/01/2021 15:15
Changes: 11/01/2013 10:33 (87), 01/31/2018 09:55 (1), 06/01/2021 15:15 (3)
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