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A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 49 (Web Browser). It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown processing of the component Cairo. The manipulation as part of a SVG Image 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:
A heap-buffer-overflow in Cairo when processing SVG content caused by compiler optimization, resulting in a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 45.5, Firefox ESR < 45.5, and Firefox < 50.
The weakness was shared 11/15/2016 as MFSA 2016-89 as confirmed security advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-5296. 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. 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 01/31/2018).
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 900015 (Debian DLA-752-1 : icedove security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 236194 (Red Hat Update for firefox (RHSA-2016:2780)).
Upgrading to version 50 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 (900015). The entries 93625, 93626, 93627 and 93628 are related to this item.
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 900015
Nessus Name: Debian DLA-752-1 : icedove security update
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OpenVAS ID: 881932
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for firefox CESA-2016:2780 centos6
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Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgProduct: mozilla.org
Advisory: MFSA 2016-89
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2016-5296 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1037298 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Bypass Security Restrictions, Spoof URLs, Modify Files, and Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information
SecurityFocus: 94339
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Entry
Created: 11/16/2016 14:03Updated: 01/31/2018 09:52
Changes: 11/16/2016 14:03 (47), 01/31/2018 09:52 (24)
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