Mozilla Firefox up to 40 Browser Engine memory corruption

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 40 (Web Browser). This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the component Browser Engine. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 41.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.

The weakness was disclosed 09/24/2015 by Christian Holler (Website). The advisory is available at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-4501 since 06/10/2015. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 86079 (FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (2d56c7f4-b354-428f-8f48-38150c607a05)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 168202 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security update for Mozilla Firefox (SUSE-SU-2015:2081-1)).

Upgrading to version 41.0 eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 20821.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (106627) and Tenable (86079). The entries 78020, 78021, 78023 and 78024 are pretty similar.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 86079
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (2d56c7f4-b354-428f-8f48-38150c607a05)
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OpenVAS ID: 803059
OpenVAS Name: Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities - Sep15 (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 41.0
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: USN-2743-1
Researcher: Christian Holler
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-4501 (🔍)
X-Force: 106627 - Mozilla Firefox browser engine code execution
SecurityTracker: 1033640
Vulnerability Center: 52949 - Mozilla Firefox before 41 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability - CVE-2015-4501, Critical
SecurityFocus: 76816 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

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Created: 09/25/2015 17:55
Updated: 06/18/2022 22:26
Changes: 09/25/2015 17:55 (60), 01/03/2018 09:55 (16), 06/18/2022 22:14 (4), 06/18/2022 22:26 (1)
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