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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Mozilla Firefox (Web Browser). This vulnerability affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 13.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.6, Thunderbird 5.0 through 13.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.6, 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 published 07/17/2012 by Benoit Jacob, Jesse Ruderman and Christian Holler as MFSA 2012-42 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at mozilla.org. The public release has been coordinated with the vendor. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-1948 since 03/30/2012. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. 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 74698 (openSUSE Security Update : seamonkey (openSUSE-SU-2012:0935-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120366 (Red Hat Update for Xulrunner Firefox (RHSA-2012:1088)).
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 (74698). Similar entries are available at 5668, 5669, 5670 and 5671.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 74698
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : seamonkey (openSUSE-SU-2012:0935-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 892513
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2513-1 (iceape - several vulnerabilities
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Upgrade: Firefox 14
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Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgProduct: mozilla.org
Advisory: MFSA 2012-42
Researcher: Benoit Jacob, Jesse Ruderman, Christian Holler
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-1948 (🔍)
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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: 35591 - Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey Remote DoS or Code Execution via Unknown Vectors, Critical
SecurityFocus: 54580 - Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/Seamonkey MFSA 2012-42 Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 49963 - Debian update for iceape, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 84007
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 07/25/2012 16:25Updated: 03/26/2021 10:47
Changes: 07/25/2012 16:25 (79), 01/31/2018 09:53 (14), 03/26/2021 10:47 (2)
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