Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird up to 20.0/17.0.5 DOMSVGZoomEvent memory corruption
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A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird up to 20.0/17.0.5 (Web Browser). It has been classified as critical. Affected is the function DOMSVGZoomEvent
. 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. CVE summarizes:
Mozilla Firefox before 21.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.6, Thunderbird before 17.0.6, and Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.6 do not properly initialize data structures for the nsDOMSVGZoomEvent::mPreviousScale and nsDOMSVGZoomEvent::mNewScale functions, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted web site.
The weakness was shared 05/14/2013 by Ms2ger as MFSA 2013-47 as not defined advisory (Website). The advisory is available at mozilla.org. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2013-1675 since 02/13/2013. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a exploit are known.
It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 66429 (CentOS 5 / 6 : firefox (CESA-2013:0820)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 121179 (Red Hat Update for Xulrunner Firefox (RHSA-2013:0820)). This issue was added on 03/03/2022 to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog with a due date of 03/24/2022:
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Upgrading to version 21.0 or 17.0.6 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 (84259) and Tenable (66429). Further details are available at scmagazine.com. The entries 8753, 8755, 8756 and 8757 are related to this item.
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Nessus ID: 66429
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 / 6 : firefox (CESA-2013:0820)
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OpenVAS ID: 892699
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2699-1 (iceweasel - several vulnerabilities
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Vendor: mozilla.orgProduct: mozilla.org
Advisory: MFSA 2013-47
Researcher: Ms2ger
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CVE: CVE-2013-1675 (🔍)
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X-Force: 84259
Vulnerability Center: 39648 - Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird Remote Leakage of Information due to a Problem When Calling DOMSVGZoomEvent Functions, Medium
SecurityFocus: 59858 - Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird CVE-2013-1675 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 53402 - Red Hat update for firefox, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 93423
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 05/16/2013 16:53Updated: 04/23/2024 09:29
Changes: 05/16/2013 16:53 (82), 01/31/2018 09:54 (3), 05/11/2021 14:52 (3), 04/23/2024 09:29 (26)
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