Mozilla Firefox 74.0.0/ESR 68.6.0 ReadableStream double free
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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Mozilla Firefox 74.0.0/ESR 68.6.0 (Web Browser). Affected is an unknown part of the component ReadableStream Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a double free vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-415. The product calls free() twice on the same memory address, potentially leading to modification of unexpected memory locations. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Under certain conditions, when handling a ReadableStream, a race condition can cause a use-after-free. We are aware of targeted attacks in the wild abusing this flaw. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 68.7.0, Firefox < 74.0.1, and Firefox ESR < 68.6.1.
The weakness was published 04/03/2020 by Francisco Alonso and Javier Marcos as MFSA 2020-11 as confirmed security advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2020-6820. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 04/07/2020).
It is declared as highly functional. This issue was added on 11/03/2021 to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog with a due date of 05/03/2022:
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Upgrading to version 74.0.1 or ESR 68.6.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
Similar entry is available at 152819.
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Class: Double freeCWE: CWE-415 / CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
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Remote: Yes
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Access: Private
Status: Highly functional
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Upgrade: Firefox 74.0.1/ESR 68.6.1
Timeline
01/10/2020 🔍04/03/2020 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgProduct: mozilla.org
Advisory: MFSA 2020-11
Researcher: Francisco Alonso, Javier Marcos
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2020-6820 (🔍)
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 04/07/2020 11:36Updated: 10/07/2020 14:33
Changes: 04/07/2020 11:36 (48), 04/07/2020 11:41 (17), 10/07/2020 14:33 (1)
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