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7.9 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Mozilla Firefox 56 (Web Browser). This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Memory safety bugs were reported in Firefox 56. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort that some of these could be exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 57.
The bug was discovered 11/14/2017. The weakness was presented 06/11/2018 with Mozilla as Bug 1399922 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.mozilla.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-7827 since 04/12/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/22/2023).
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 104564 (FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (f78eac48-c3d1-4666-8de5-63ceea25a578)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370658 (Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities. (mfsa2017-24,mfsa2017-25)).
Upgrading to version 57 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (104564). See 119332, 119334, 119336 and 119337 for similar entries.
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.0VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 104564
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (f78eac48-c3d1-4666-8de5-63ceea25a578)
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OpenVAS ID: 803118
OpenVAS Name: Ubuntu Update for firefox USN-3477-4
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Firefox 57
Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgProduct: mozilla.org
Advisory: Bug 1399922
Organization: Mozilla
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-7827 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1039803
SecurityFocus: 101832 - Mozilla Firefox Prior to 57 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
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Entry
Created: 06/12/2018 08:49Updated: 03/22/2023 12:16
Changes: 06/12/2018 08:49 (77), 02/17/2020 19:30 (5), 03/22/2023 12:16 (4)
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