Mozilla Firefox 37.x SVG Image memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox 37.x (Web Browser). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code of the component SVG Image Handler. 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 weakness was published 05/12/2015 by Atte Kettunen (laf.intel) with Intel as MFSA 2015-48 as confirmed security advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-2710 since 03/25/2015. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 83378 (CentOS 5 / 6 / 7 : firefox (CESA-2015:0988)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 167834 (OpenSuSE Security Update for MozillaThunderbird (openSUSE-SU-2015:0935-1)).

Upgrading to version 38 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (83378). Further details are available at bugzilla.mozilla.org. Similar entries are available at 5338, 75342, 75343 and 75344.

Affected

  • Mozilla Firefox 37.x
  • Mozilla Firefox ESR 31.6
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 31.6

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 83378
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 / 6 / 7 : firefox (CESA-2015:0988)
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OpenVAS ID: 703260
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3260-1 (iceweasel - security update)
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Upgrade: Firefox 38

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA 2015-48
Researcher: Atte Kettunen (laf.intel)
Organization: Intel
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-2710 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1032301 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information and Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
Vulnerability Center: 50072 - Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR and Thunderbird Remote DoS when Rendering SVG format graphics, Medium
SecurityFocus: 74611 - Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird MFSA 2015-48 through -58 Multiple Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/13/2015 12:38
Updated: 05/17/2022 10:04
Changes: 05/13/2015 12:38 (77), 06/28/2017 06:29 (7), 05/17/2022 10:03 (3), 05/17/2022 10:04 (1)
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