Mozilla Firefox ESR 24.7 Browser Engine memory corruption

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Mozilla Firefox ESR 24.7 (Web Browser). This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component Browser Engine. 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.

The weakness was disclosed 07/22/2014 by Christian Holler, David Keeler and Byron Campen as MFSA2014-56 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at mozilla.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-1547 since 01/16/2014. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/09/2022).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 76695 (Oracle Linux 6 : thunderbird (ELSA-2014-0918)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 122381 (Red Hat Update for Xulrunner firefox (RHSA-2014:0919)).

Upgrading to version 24.7 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (94768) and Tenable (76695). Additional details are provided at bugzilla.mozilla.org. The entries 67223, 67224, 67225 and 67226 are pretty similar.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 76695
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 6 : thunderbird (ELSA-2014-0918)
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OpenVAS ID: 702986
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2986-1 (iceweasel - security update)
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Upgrade: Firefox ESR 24.7

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Vendor: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA2014-56
Researcher: Christian Holler, David Keeler, Byron Campen
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CVE: CVE-2014-1547 (🔍)
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X-Force: 94768 - Mozilla Firefox code execution, High Risk
SecurityTracker: 1030619 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Deny Service, and Spoof User Interface Elements
Vulnerability Center: 45597 - Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird Remote DoS and Code Execution via Unknown Vectors - CVE-2014-1547, Critical
SecurityFocus: 68811 - Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird CVE-2014-1547 Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 59591 - Debian update for icedove, Highly Critical

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Created: 07/23/2014 10:21
Updated: 02/09/2022 17:23
Changes: 07/23/2014 10:21 (86), 06/03/2017 07:26 (8), 02/09/2022 17:15 (2), 02/09/2022 17:23 (1)
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