Mozilla Firefox 42 libstagefright Metadata::setData MP4 File numeric error

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A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox 42 (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function Metadata::setData of the component libstagefright. The manipulation as part of a MP4 File leads to a numeric error vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-189. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 12/15/2015 by Gerald Squelart as MFSA2015-147 as confirmed security advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-7222 since 09/16/2015. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The advisory points out:

Mozilla developer Gerald Squelart fixed an integer underflow in the libstagefright library initially reported by Joshua Drake to Google. The issues occurred in MP4 format video file while parsing cover metadata, leading to a buffer overflow. This results in a potentially exploitable crash and can be triggered by a malformed MP4 file served by web content.

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 168353 (OpenSuSE Security Update for Mozilla Thunderbird (openSUSE-SU-2015:2406-1)).

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 (87425).

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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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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Upgrade: Firefox 43

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA2015-147
Researcher: Gerald Squelart
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-7222 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1034426
Vulnerability Center: 55299 - Mozilla Firefox <43 and Firefox ESR <38.5 Remote DoS via Buffer Overflow - CVE-2015-7222, High
SecurityFocus: 79279

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Created: 12/16/2015 11:39
Updated: 07/01/2022 09:09
Changes: 12/16/2015 11:39 (70), 05/15/2018 09:13 (9), 07/01/2022 09:09 (4)
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Cache ID: 3:C2C:103

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