Mozilla Firefox up to 42 on Linux Gnome TGA Decoder Truevision TGA Image memory corruption
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A vulnerability has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 42 on Linux Gnome (Web Browser) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component TGA Decoder. The manipulation as part of a Truevision TGA Image leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
The gdk-pixbuf configuration in Mozilla Firefox before 43.0 on Linux GNOME platforms incorrectly enables the TGA decoder, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) via a crafted Truevision TGA image.
The weakness was published 12/16/2015 (Website). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-7217 since 09/16/2015. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/01/2022).
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 43.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not 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: 841810
OpenVAS Name: Ubuntu Update for firefox USN-2833-1
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Upgrade: Firefox 43.0
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Vendor: mozilla.orgProduct: mozilla.org
Advisory: USN-2833-1
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CVE: CVE-2015-7217 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1034426
Vulnerability Center: 55309 - Mozilla Firefox <43 Remote DoS due to Flaws in TGA Library - CVE-2015-7217, Medium
SecurityFocus: 79278
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Entry
Created: 12/17/2015 09:28Updated: 07/01/2022 09:32
Changes: 12/17/2015 09:28 (61), 05/15/2018 09:18 (13), 07/01/2022 09:32 (4)
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