Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird 23.0 XBL-Backed Node DoInitJSClass memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird 23.0 and classified as critical. Affected is the function nsXBLBinding::DoInitJSClass of the component XBL-Backed Node Handler. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2013-1730. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird 23.0 (Web Browser). Affected by this vulnerability is the function nsXBLBinding::DoInitJSClass of the component XBL-Backed Node Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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 do not properly handle movement of XBL-backed nodes between documents, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (JavaScript compartment mismatch, or assertion failure and application exit) via a crafted web site.

The weakness was published 09/17/2013 by Sachin Shinde (Cons0ul) with Google as Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2013-88 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at mozilla.org. The public release has been coordinated 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. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-1730 since 02/13/2013. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price 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 (97392†), Secunia (SA54883†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-41550†). Similar entries are available at VDB-10400, VDB-10401, VDB-10402 and VDB-10403. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Affected

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

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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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 2013-88
Researcher: Sachin Shinde (Cons0ul)
Organization: Google
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-1730 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-1730
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-10405

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SecurityFocus: 62447 - RETIRED: Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey MFSA 2013-76 through -92 Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 54883 - Ubuntu update for firefox, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 97392
Vulnerability Center: 41550 - Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird and Seamonkey Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability (CVE-2013-1730), Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/20/2013 12:24
Updated: 05/25/2021 18:16
Changes: 09/20/2013 12:24 (88), 01/31/2018 09:55 (4), 05/25/2021 18:16 (2)
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