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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Mozilla Firefox 42 (Web Browser). Affected is an unknown code block of the component HTTP/2 Frame Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability (Underflow). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-189. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:
The HTTP/2 implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 43.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer underflow, assertion failure, and application exit) via a single-byte header frame that triggers incorrect memory allocation.
The weakness was disclosed 12/15/2015 by Stuart Larsen (musicDespiteEverything) as MFSA2015-142 as confirmed security advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-7218 since 09/16/2015. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The advisory points out:
Security researcher Stuart Larsen reported two issues with HTTP/2 resulting in integer underflows that lead to intentional aborts when the errors are detected.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 87385 (FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (2c2d1c39-1396-459a-91f5-ca03ee7c64c6)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 168484 (OpenSuSE Security Update for seamonkey (openSUSE-SU-2016:0307-1)).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (87385). The entries 79805, 79806, 79807 and 79808 are pretty similar.
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Name: UnderflowClass: Numeric error / Underflow
CWE: CWE-189
ATT&CK: Unknown
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Remote: Yes
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Nessus ID: 87385
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (2c2d1c39-1396-459a-91f5-ca03ee7c64c6)
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OpenVAS ID: 803852
OpenVAS Name: Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities - Dec15 (Windows)
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Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgProduct: mozilla.org
Advisory: MFSA2015-142
Researcher: Stuart Larsen (musicDespiteEverything)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-7218 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1034426
Vulnerability Center: 55301 - Mozilla Firefox <43 Remote DoS via HTTP2 Header Frame - CVE-2015-7218, Medium
SecurityFocus: 79280 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
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Entry
Created: 12/16/2015 11:33Updated: 07/01/2022 08:51
Changes: 12/16/2015 11:33 (71), 05/15/2018 09:15 (11), 07/01/2022 08:51 (3)
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