Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird uninitialized pointer

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A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird (Web Browser). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uninitialized pointer vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-824. The product accesses or uses a pointer that has not been initialized. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality.

The weakness was shared 09/02/2014 by Michal Zalewski as MFSA2014-69 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at mozilla.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-1564 since 01/16/2014. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 82632 (GLSA-201504-01 : Mozilla Products: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 195604 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Firefox Vulnerabilities (USN-2329-1)).

Upgrading 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 (95658) and Tenable (82632). The entries 13561, 67440, 67441 and 67442 are related to this item.

Affected

  • Mozilla Firefox 31.0
  • Mozilla Firefox ESR 24.7
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 24.7/31.0

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Uninitialized pointer
CWE: CWE-824 / CWE-908
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 82632
Nessus Name: GLSA-201504-01 : Mozilla Products: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 803638
OpenVAS Name: Mozilla Firefox ESR Multiple Vulnerabilities-02 September14 (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA2014-69
Researcher: Michal Zalewski
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-1564 (🔍)
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X-Force: 95658 - Mozilla Firefox andThunderbird information disclosure, Medium Risk
SecurityTracker: 1030793 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information
Vulnerability Center: 45988 - Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird Remote Information Disclosure via a GIF image - CVE-2014-1564, Medium
SecurityFocus: 69525 - Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird CVE-2014-1564 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 60148 - Mozilla Firefox ESR / Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/03/2014 10:34
Updated: 02/15/2022 08:43
Changes: 09/03/2014 10:34 (84), 06/05/2017 10:49 (8), 02/15/2022 08:39 (3), 02/15/2022 08:43 (1)
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