Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird 23.0 ScrollbarActivity input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird 23.0. This affects the function mozilla::layout::ScrollbarActivity. The manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2013-1735. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird 23.0 (Web Browser). It has been rated as very critical. This issue affects the function mozilla::layout::ScrollbarActivity. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Use-after-free vulnerability in the mozilla::layout::ScrollbarActivity function in Mozilla Firefox before 24.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.9, Thunderbird before 24.0, Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.9, and SeaMonkey before 2.21 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to image-document scrolling.

The weakness was presented 09/17/2013 by Nils as Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2013-90 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at mozilla.org. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with Mozilla. In general these flaws cannot be exploited through email in the Thunderbird product because scripting is disabled, but are potentially a risk in browser or browser-like contexts. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-1735 since 02/13/2013. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. 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 05/25/2021).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69936 (CentOS 5 / 6 : firefox (CESA-2013:1268)), 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 121458 (Red Hat Update for Xulrunner Firefox (RHSA-2013:1268)).

Upgrading to version 24.0 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at mozilla.org. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (69936), SecurityFocus (BID 62447†), OSVDB (97390†), Secunia (SA54821†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-41553†). See VDB-10400, VDB-10401, VDB-10402 and VDB-10404 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Mozilla Firefox 23.0.1
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 23.0
  • Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.20

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 69936
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 / 6 : firefox (CESA-2013:1268)
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OpenVAS ID: 892759
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2759-1 (iceweasel - several vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox/Thunderbird 24.0

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2013-90
Researcher: Nils
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-1735 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-1735
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-10403

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SecurityFocus: 62447
Secunia: 54821 - Cyberfox Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 97390
Vulnerability Center: 41553 - Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird and Seamonkey Remote Code Execution Vulnerability by Scrolling an Image (CVE-2013-1735), Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/20/2013 12:15
Updated: 05/25/2021 17:54
Changes: 09/20/2013 12:15 (85), 01/31/2018 09:54 (1), 05/25/2021 17:54 (3)
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