Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird up to 20.0/17.0.5 _cairo_xlib_surface_add_glyph resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird up to 20.0/17.0.5. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function _cairo_xlib_surface_add_glyph. The manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2013-1674. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird up to 20.0/17.0.5 (Web Browser). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function _cairo_xlib_surface_add_glyph. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Use-after-free vulnerability in 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 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving an onresize event during the playing of a video.

The weakness was published 05/14/2013 by Nils as MFSA 2013-46 as not defined advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at mozilla.org. The public release has been coordinated with Mozilla. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-1674 since 02/13/2013. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

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)).

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 Tenable (66429), OSVDB (93424†) and Secunia (SA53400†). Additional details are provided at scmagazine.com. Similar entries are available at VDB-8753, VDB-8754, VDB-8756 and VDB-8757. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Status: Not defined

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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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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox/Thunderbird 21.0/17.0.6

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA 2013-46
Researcher: Nils
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2013-1674 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-1674
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-8755

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SecurityFocus: 59859
Secunia: 53400 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 93424

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/16/2013 04:55 PM
Updated: 05/11/2021 02:58 PM
Changes: 05/16/2013 04:55 PM (49), 01/31/2018 09:54 AM (19), 05/11/2021 02:54 PM (2), 05/11/2021 02:55 PM (7), 05/11/2021 02:58 PM (1)
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