Mozilla Firefox up to 54 SVG memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 54 and classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component SVG Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-7786. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 54 (Web Browser). This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component SVG 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. CVE summarizes:

A buffer overflow can occur when the image renderer attempts to paint non-displayable SVG elements. This results in a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.3, Firefox ESR < 52.3, and Firefox < 55.

The bug was discovered 08/08/2017. The weakness was released 08/08/2017 by Nils as MFSA 2017-18 as confirmed security advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at mozilla.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-7786 since 04/12/2017. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 102882 (CentOS 6 / 7 : thunderbird (CESA-2017:2534)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370507 (Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities. (mfsa2017-18,mfsa2017-19)).

Upgrading to version 55 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (102882), SecurityFocus (BID 100206†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1039124†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-105249, VDB-105250, VDB-105251 and VDB-105252. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 102882
Nessus Name: CentOS 6 / 7 : thunderbird (CESA-2017:2534)
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OpenVAS ID: 703926
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3928-1 (firefox-esr - security update)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 55

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA 2017-18
Researcher: Nils, Fraser Tweedale (Nils)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-7786 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-7786
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-105256

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SecurityFocus: 100206 - Mozilla Firefox and Firefox ESR Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1039124

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/13/2017 00:07
Updated: 01/09/2021 08:41
Changes: 08/13/2017 00:07 (82), 11/06/2019 15:36 (6), 01/09/2021 08:41 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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