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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 40 (Web Browser). This affects the function nsUnicodeToUTF8::GetMaxLength
. 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 summary by CVE is:
The nsUnicodeToUTF8::GetMaxLength function in Mozilla Firefox before 41.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.3 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors, related to an "overflow."
The weakness was shared 09/24/2015 by Christian Holler (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-4522 since 06/10/2015. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 86514 (CentOS 5 / 6 / 7 : firefox (CESA-2015:1834)), 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 168112 (OpenSuSE Security Update for MozillaThunderbird (openSUSE-SU-2015:1679-1)).
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 (106649) and Tenable (86514). The entries 78021, 78022, 78027 and 78030 are related to this item.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Unproven
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Nessus ID: 86514
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 / 6 / 7 : firefox (CESA-2015:1834)
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OpenVAS ID: 703365
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3365-1 (iceweasel - security update)
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Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Firefox 41.0
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Timeline
06/10/2015 🔍09/22/2015 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgProduct: mozilla.org
Advisory: RHSA-2015:1834
Researcher: Christian Holler
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-4522 (🔍)
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X-Force: 106649 - Mozilla Firefox nsAttrAndChildArray::GrowBy code execution
SecurityTracker: 1033640
Vulnerability Center: 52937 - Mozilla Firefox before 41 and Firefox ESR 38 before 38.3 Remote DoS Vulnerability - CVE-2015-4522, Medium
SecurityFocus: 76816 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
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Entry
Created: 09/25/2015 17:59Updated: 06/19/2022 04:29
Changes: 09/25/2015 17:59 (64), 01/03/2018 09:53 (13), 06/19/2022 04:07 (4), 06/19/2022 04:19 (1), 06/19/2022 04:29 (2)
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