Mozilla Firefox 42 Underflow numeric error

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A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox 42 (Web Browser). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 12/15/2015 by Ronald Crane (Inferno) with Google Chrome Security Team as MFSA2015-145 as confirmed security advisory (Website). The advisory is available at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-7205 since 09/16/2015. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The advisory points out:

Security researcher Ronald Crane reported an underflow found through code inspection. This does not all have a clear mechanism to be exploited through web content but could be vulnerable if a means can be found to trigger it.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 87425 (CentOS 5 / 6 / 7 : firefox (CESA-2015:2657)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 157094 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for thunderbird (ELSA-2016-0001)).

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 databases at Tenable (87425), SecurityFocus (BID 79279†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-55306†). See VDB-79804, VDB-79805, VDB-79809 and VDB-79819 for similar entries. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Name: Underflow
Class: Numeric error / Underflow
CWE: CWE-189
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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 87425
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 / 6 / 7 : firefox (CESA-2015:2657)
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OpenVAS ID: 703422
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3422-1 (iceweasel - security update)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 43
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA2015-145
Researcher: Ronald Crane (Inferno)
Organization: Google Chrome Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-7205 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-7205
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-79818

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SecurityFocus: 79279 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1034426
Vulnerability Center: 55306 - Mozilla Firefox <43 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.5 Remote DoS or Other Unspecified Vulnerability - CVE-2015-7205, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/16/2015 11:37 AM
Updated: 10/23/2024 01:14 AM
Changes: 12/16/2015 11:37 AM (70), 05/15/2018 09:18 AM (15), 07/01/2022 09:06 AM (4), 10/23/2024 01:14 AM (15)
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