Mozilla Firefox 39 MP3 Audio File memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox 39 (Web Browser). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown functionality of the component MP3 Audio File 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.

The weakness was released 08/11/2015 by Holger Fuhrmannek as MFSA 2015-80 as confirmed security advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-4475 since 06/10/2015. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. 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 85336 (CentOS 5 / 6 / 7 : firefox (CESA-2015:1586)), 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 123849 (CentOS Security Update for firefox Security Update (CESA-2015:1586)).

Upgrading to version 40 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 (105491), Tenable (85336), SecurityFocus (BID 76294†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-51893†).

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 85336
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 / 6 / 7 : firefox (CESA-2015:1586)
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OpenVAS ID: 80056
OpenVAS Name: Oracle Linux Local Check: ELSA-2015-1586
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Upgrade: Firefox 40

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA 2015-80
Researcher: Holger Fuhrmannek
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-4475 (🔍)
X-Force: 105491 - Mozilla Firefox MP3 information disclosure
SecurityFocus: 76294 - Mozilla Firefox Out of Bounds Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1033247
Vulnerability Center: 51893 - Mozilla Firefox <40, Firefox ESR 38.2 Remote DoS via Playback of a Malformed MP3, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 08/12/2015 11:43 AM
Updated: 06/07/2022 11:46 PM
Changes: 08/12/2015 11:43 AM (69), 10/05/2017 06:20 PM (8), 06/07/2022 11:33 PM (4), 06/07/2022 11:46 PM (1)
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Cache ID: 98:A8C:40

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