Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird up to 17.0 nsWindow::OnExposeEvent memory corruption

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird up to 17.0 (Web Browser). Affected is the function nsWindow::OnExposeEvent. 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. CVE summarizes:

Heap-based buffer overflow in the nsWindow::OnExposeEvent function in Mozilla Firefox before 17.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.11, Thunderbird before 17.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.11, and SeaMonkey before 2.14 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was published 01/08/2013 by Abhishek Arya (Inferno) with Google Chrome Security Team as MFSA 2013-02 as not defined advisory (Website). The advisory is available at mozilla.org. The public release has been coordinated with the vendor. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-5829 since 11/05/2012. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a private exploit are known. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/20/2021).

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 83574 (SUSE SLES10 Security Update : Mozilla Firefox (SUSE-SU-2013:0306-1)), 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 120702 (Red Hat Update for Xulrunner Firefox (RHSA-2012:1482)).

Upgrading to version 18.0 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 (80195), Tenable (83574), SecurityFocus (BID 56636†), OSVDB (89007†) and Secunia (SA51752†).

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Access: Private
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Nessus ID: 83574
Nessus Name: SUSE SLES10 Security Update : Mozilla Firefox (SUSE-SU-2013:0306-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 892583
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2583-1 (iceweasel - several vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox/Thunderbird 18.0

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11/20/2012 +15 days 🔍
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11/21/2012 +1 days 🔍
11/25/2012 +4 days 🔍
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05/20/2015 +860 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA 2013-02
Researcher: Abhishek Arya (Inferno)
Organization: Google Chrome Security Team
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-5829 (🔍)
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X-Force: 80195
SecurityFocus: 56636 - Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey CVE-2012-5829 Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 51752 - Mozilla Firefox / Thunderbird / SeaMonkey Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 89007
Vulnerability Center: 37375 - Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird and SeaMonkey Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability - CVE-2012-5829, Critical

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

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Created: 01/10/2013 03:02 PM
Updated: 04/20/2021 05:14 PM
Changes: 01/10/2013 03:02 PM (88), 01/31/2018 09:54 AM (2), 04/20/2021 05:14 PM (3)
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