Mozilla Firefox up to 38.x IndexedDatabaseManager memory corruption
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
---|---|---|
6.4 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 38.x (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function IndexedDatabaseManager
. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
The IndexedDatabaseManager class in the IndexedDB implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 39.0 and Firefox ESR 31.x before 31.8 and 38.x before 38.1 misinterprets an unspecified IDBDatabase field as a pointer, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via unspecified vectors, related to a "type confusion" issue.
The weakness was presented 07/06/2015 by Karthikeyan Bhargavan (Paul) with Mozilla Developers (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.mozilla.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-2728 since 03/25/2015. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 84550 (CentOS 5 / 6 / 7 : firefox (CESA-2015:1207)), 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 167966 (OpenSuSE Security Update for MozillaFirefox, mozilla-nss (openSUSE-SU-2015:1229-1)).
Upgrading to version 39.0 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (104381) and Tenable (84550). See 76277, 76278, 76279 and 76280 for similar entries.
Product
Type
Vendor
Name
Version
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
VulDB CVSS-B Score: 🔍VulDB CVSS-BT Score: 🔍
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4
VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.4
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CVSSv2
AV | AC | Au | C | I | A |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
💳 | 💳 | 💳 | 💳 | 💳 | 💳 |
💳 | 💳 | 💳 | 💳 | 💳 | 💳 |
💳 | 💳 | 💳 | 💳 | 💳 | 💳 |
Vector | Complexity | Authentication | Confidentiality | Integrity | Availability |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock |
unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock |
unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock |
VulDB Base Score: 🔍
VulDB Temp Score: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
NVD Base Score: 🔍
Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Status: Unproven
EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍
Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍
0-Day | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock |
---|---|---|---|---|
Today | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock |
Nessus ID: 84550
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 / 6 / 7 : firefox (CESA-2015:1207)
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
Nessus Family: 🔍
OpenVAS ID: 703300
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3300-1 (iceweasel - security update)
OpenVAS File: 🔍
OpenVAS Family: 🔍
Qualys ID: 🔍
Qualys Name: 🔍
Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍
Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
Upgrade: Firefox 39.0
Timeline
03/25/2015 🔍07/02/2015 🔍
07/02/2015 🔍
07/05/2015 🔍
07/05/2015 🔍
07/06/2015 🔍
07/06/2015 🔍
05/23/2022 🔍
Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgProduct: mozilla.org
Advisory: RHSA-2015:1207
Researcher: Karthikeyan Bhargavan (Paul)
Organization: Mozilla Developers
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍
CVE: CVE-2015-2728 (🔍)
OVAL: 🔍
X-Force: 104381 - Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird Indexed Database Manager code execution
SecurityTracker: 1032783
Vulnerability Center: 51001 - Mozilla Firefox and Firefox ESR Remote Code Execution due to Type Confusion in Indexed Database Manager, Critical
SecurityFocus: 75541 - Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
See also: 🔍
Entry
Created: 07/06/2015 10:17Updated: 05/23/2022 10:13
Changes: 07/06/2015 10:17 (64), 07/10/2017 09:04 (14), 05/23/2022 10:04 (4), 05/23/2022 10:08 (1), 05/23/2022 10:13 (2)
Complete: 🔍
No comments yet. Languages: en.
Please log in to comment.