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A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 40.0.2 (Web Browser). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component nsIPresShell. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The weakness was published 08/27/2015 by Ucha Gobejishvili as MFSA 2015-94 as confirmed security advisory (Website). The advisory is available at mozilla.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-4497 since 06/10/2015. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 85688 (Firefox ESR < 38.2.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 175500 (Debian Security Update for iceweasel (DSA 3345-1)).
Upgrading to version 40.0.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 20031.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (105897) and Tenable (85688). Similar entry is available at 77469.
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.5
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Class: Use after freeCWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
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Remote: Yes
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Status: Unproven
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Nessus ID: 85688
Nessus Name: Firefox ESR < 38.2.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 703345
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3345-1 (iceweasel - security update)
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Upgrade: Firefox 40.0.3
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Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgProduct: mozilla.org
Advisory: MFSA 2015-94
Researcher: Ucha Gobejishvili
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-4497 (🔍)
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X-Force: 105897 - Mozilla Firefox CanvasRenderingContext2D code execution
SecurityTracker: 1033397
Vulnerability Center: 52351 - Mozilla Firefox before 40.0.3 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.2.1 Remote Code Execution in the CanvasRenderingContext2D, Critical
SecurityFocus: 76502 - Mozilla Firefox CVE-2015-4497 Use After Free Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 08/28/2015 13:09Updated: 06/13/2022 15:58
Changes: 08/28/2015 13:09 (72), 01/31/2018 09:55 (12), 06/13/2022 15:52 (2), 06/13/2022 15:58 (1)
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