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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 13.0 (Web Browser). This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 13.0, Thunderbird 5.0 through 13.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.11 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.
The weakness was shared 07/17/2012 by Brian Smith, Gary Kwong and Christian Holler as MFSA 2012-42 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at mozilla.org. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-1949 since 03/30/2012. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 61402 (FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (dbf338d0-dce5-11e1-b655-14dae9ebcf89)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks.
Upgrading to version 14 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 (61402). The entries 5668, 5669, 5670 and 5671 are related to this item.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Access: Private
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Nessus ID: 61402
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (dbf338d0-dce5-11e1-b655-14dae9ebcf89)
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OpenVAS ID: 71511
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: firefox
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Upgrade: Firefox 14
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Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgProduct: mozilla.org
Advisory: MFSA 2012-42
Researcher: Brian Smith, Gary Kwong, Christian Holler
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-1949 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1027256 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Spoof Web Sites, Obtain Information, and Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
Vulnerability Center: 35592 - Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey Remote Code Execution Vulnerability via Unknown Vectors, Critical
SecurityFocus: 54580 - Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/Seamonkey MFSA 2012-42 Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 49965 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 84006
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 07/25/2012 16:23Updated: 03/26/2021 10:44
Changes: 07/25/2012 16:23 (77), 04/19/2017 10:29 (14), 03/26/2021 10:44 (2)
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