Mozilla Firefox up to 48 Image Data AddImageFrame memory corruption
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A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 48 (Web Browser). It has been classified as critical. Affected is the function nsBMPEncoder::AddImageFrame
of the component Image Data Handler. 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. CVE summarizes:
Heap-based buffer overflow in the nsBMPEncoder::AddImageFrame function in Mozilla Firefox before 49.0 and Firefox ESR 45.x before 45.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted image data that is mishandled during the encoding of an image frame to an image.
The weakness was presented 09/22/2016 as MFSA2016-85 as not defined advisory (Website). The advisory is available at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-5278. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/20/2022).
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 94043 (SUSE SLES11 Security Update : MozillaFirefox (SUSE-SU-2016:2513-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 236094 (Red Hat Update for firefox (RHSA-2016:1912)).
Upgrading to version 49.0 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (94043). See 90438, 90447, 91866 and 91868 for similar entries.
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 94043
Nessus Name: SUSE SLES11 Security Update : MozillaFirefox (SUSE-SU-2016:2513-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 831034
OpenVAS Name: Mozilla Firefox Security Updates( mfsa_2016-85_2016-86 )-MAC OS X
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Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Firefox 49.0
Timeline
06/03/2016 🔍09/22/2016 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgProduct: mozilla.org
Advisory: MFSA2016-85
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2016-5278 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1036852
SecurityFocus: 93049
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Entry
Created: 09/23/2016 09:24Updated: 09/20/2022 08:42
Changes: 09/23/2016 09:24 (43), 01/31/2018 09:56 (21), 09/20/2022 08:39 (3), 09/20/2022 08:42 (11)
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