Mozilla Firefox 25.0.1 JavaScript Binary Search numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Mozilla Firefox 25.0.1. This impacts an unknown function of the component JavaScript Binary Search. The manipulation results in numeric error. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-5619. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Mozilla Firefox 25.0.1 (Web Browser). Affected is an unknown functionality of the component JavaScript Binary Search. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-189. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple integer overflows in the binary-search implementation in SpiderMonkey in Mozilla Firefox before 26.0 and SeaMonkey before 2.23 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted JavaScript code.

The weakness was published 12/10/2013 by Dan Gohman with Google as MFSA2013-110 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at mozilla.org. The public release has been coordinated with the vendor. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2013-5619 since 08/26/2013. The exploitability is told to be difficult. 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 vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 71365 (Fedora 19 : firefox-26.0-2.fc19 / xulrunner-26.0-1.fc19 (2013-23127)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 195893 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Firefox Vulnerabilities (USN-2052-1)).

Upgrading to version 26 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 (71365), OSVDB (100814†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-42554†). Similar entries are available at VDB-11447, VDB-11449, VDB-11451 and VDB-11452. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Nessus ID: 71365
Nessus Name: Fedora 19 : firefox-26.0-2.fc19 / xulrunner-26.0-1.fc19 (2013-23127)
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OpenVAS ID: 803463
OpenVAS Name: Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 Dec13 (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 26

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA2013-110
Researcher: Dan Gohman
Organization: Google
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-5619 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-5619
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-11460

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OSVDB: 100814
SecurityTracker: 1029470
Vulnerability Center: 42554 - Mozilla Firefox Before 26.0 and SeaMonkey Before 2.23 Remote DoS and Possible Unspecified Impact (CVE-2013-5619), Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/12/2013 10:50
Updated: 06/04/2021 08:32
Changes: 12/12/2013 10:50 (77), 01/31/2018 09:55 (2), 06/04/2021 08:29 (2), 06/04/2021 08:32 (1)
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