Mozilla Firefox up to 47 ClearKey Content Decryption Module Video File memory corruption
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A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 47 (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component ClearKey Content Decryption Module. The manipulation as part of a Video File 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 published 08/02/2016 by Abdulrahman Alqabandi with Zero Day Initiative as MFSA 2016-77 as confirmed security advisory (Website) via ZDI (Zero Day Initiative). The advisory is shared for download at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-2837 since 03/01/2016. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 09/09/2022). The advisory points out:
An anonymous security researcher working with Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative reported a buffer overflow in the ClearKey Content Decryption Module (CDM) used by the Encrypted Media Extensions (EME) API. This vulnerability can be triggered using a malformed video file due to incorrect error handling. This could allow arbitrary code execution if combined with a second vulnerability that allows an escape from the Gecko Media Plugin (GMP) sandbox. Without such a vulnerability, the buffer overflow is contained within the GMP sandbox and cannot be exploited.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 92785 (Ubuntu 12.04 LTS / 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS : firefox vulnerabilities (USN-3044-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 157233 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for firefox (ELSA-2016-1551)).
Upgrading to version 48 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (92785). Similar entries are available at 90424, 90425, 90426 and 90427.
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 92785
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS / 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS : firefox vulnerabilities (USN-3044-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 65178
OpenVAS Name: Mozilla Firefox Esr Security Updates( mfsa_2016-62_2016-84 )-MAC OS X
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Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgProduct: mozilla.org
Advisory: MFSA 2016-77
Researcher: Abdulrahman Alqabandi
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-2837 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1036508
SecurityFocus: 92258 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
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Entry
Created: 08/04/2016 09:21Updated: 09/09/2022 17:57
Changes: 08/04/2016 09:21 (76), 03/16/2019 21:49 (14), 09/09/2022 17:57 (3)
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