Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird up to 20.0/17.0.5 _geturlnotify 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. This affects the function mozilla::plugins::child::_geturlnotify
. 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, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Use-after-free vulnerability in the nsFrameList::FirstChild function 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 or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.
The weakness was presented 05/14/2013 by Abhishek Arya (Inferno) with Google Chrome Security as MFSA 2013-48 as not defined advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at mozilla.org. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with Mozilla. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-1680 since 02/13/2013. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. 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 pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/11/2021).
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 X-Force (84264) and Tenable (66429). Further details are available at scmagazine.com. See 8753, 8754, 8755 and 8756 for similar entries.
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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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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Upgrade: Firefox/Thunderbird 21.0/17.0.6
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Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgProduct: mozilla.org
Advisory: MFSA 2013-48
Researcher: Abhishek Arya (Inferno)
Organization: Google Chrome Security
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2013-1680 (🔍)
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X-Force: 84264
Vulnerability Center: 39653 - Mozilla Firefox Before 21.0 and Firefox ESR Before 17.0.6, Thunderbird and Thunderbird ESR Before 17.0.6 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2013-1680), Critical
SecurityFocus: 59861 - Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird CVE-2013-1680 Use After Free Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 53400 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 93432
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Entry
Created: 05/16/2013 17:33Updated: 05/11/2021 15:44
Changes: 05/16/2013 17:33 (86), 01/31/2018 09:54 (3), 05/11/2021 15:44 (2)
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