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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Mozilla Firefox 42 (Web Browser). This affects the function DirectWriteFontInfo::LoadFontFamilyData
. 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 weakness was published 12/15/2015 by Ronald Crane (musicDespiteEverything) as MFSA2015-144 as confirmed security advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-7203 since 09/16/2015. 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 pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/01/2022). The advisory points out:
Security researcher Ronald Crane reported three buffer overflows affecting released code that were found through code inspection. They do not all have clear mechanisms to be exploited through web content but are vulnerable if a mechanism can be found to trigger them.
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 to version 43 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). Similar entries are available at 79805, 79806, 79807 and 79808.
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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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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Upgrade: Firefox 43
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Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgProduct: mozilla.org
Advisory: MFSA2015-144
Researcher: Ronald Crane (musicDespiteEverything)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-7203 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1034426
Vulnerability Center: 55298 - Mozilla Firefox <43 Remote Unspecified Vulnerability in OOM - CVE-2015-7203, Critical
SecurityFocus: 79280 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
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Entry
Created: 12/16/2015 11:36Updated: 07/01/2022 09:00
Changes: 12/16/2015 11:36 (69), 05/15/2018 09:13 (11), 07/01/2022 09:00 (4)
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