Mozilla Firefox 44 CreateFrame memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox 44. It has been classified as critical. This impacts the function I420VideoFrame::CreateFrame. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2016-1971. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox 44 (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function I420VideoFrame::CreateFrame. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 03/08/2016 by Ronald Crane as MFSA 2016-32 as confirmed security advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at mozilla.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-1971 since 01/20/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/11/2024).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 89765 (FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (2225c5b4-1e5a-44fc-9920-b3201c384a15)), 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 124781 (Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities (MFSA 2016-16 to MFSA 2016-38)).

Upgrading 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 X-Force (111354), Tenable (89765), SecurityFocus (BID 84220†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-57162†). See VDB-81202, VDB-81204, VDB-81205 and VDB-81208 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 89765
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (2225c5b4-1e5a-44fc-9920-b3201c384a15)
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OpenVAS ID: 802891
OpenVAS Name: Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities - Mar16 (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA 2016-32
Researcher: Ronald Crane
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-1971 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-1971
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-81233
X-Force: 111354 - Mozilla Firefox I420VideoFrame::CreateFrame code execution
SecurityFocus: 84220 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1035215
Vulnerability Center: 57162 - Mozilla Firefox <45 on Windows Remote Unspecified Vulnerability in WebRTC and LibVPX - CVE-2016-1971, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/09/2016 10:21 AM
Updated: 10/11/2024 12:59 PM
Changes: 03/09/2016 10:21 AM (67), 09/02/2018 10:36 AM (19), 07/09/2022 02:20 PM (4), 10/11/2024 12:59 PM (16)
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Cache ID: 244:8DC:40

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