Mozilla Firefox up to 59.0.3 XSLT memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 59.0.3. This impacts an unknown function of the component XSLT. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-5177. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 59.0.3 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component XSLT. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A vulnerability exists in XSLT during number formatting where a negative buffer size may be allocated in some instances, leading to a buffer overflow and crash if it occurs. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 60.

The bug was discovered 05/09/2018. The weakness was shared 05/09/2018 by Christian Holler (Basti) as MFSA 2018-11 as confirmed security advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at mozilla.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-5177 since 01/03/2018. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/20/2024).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 109867 (Mozilla Firefox < 60 Multiple Critical Vulnerabilities (macOS)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370938 (Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities (mfsa2018-11 and mfsa2018-12)).

Upgrading to version 60.0 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 (109867), SecurityFocus (BID 104139†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1040896†). The entries VDB-117589, VDB-117590, VDB-117591 and VDB-117592 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 109867
Nessus Name: Mozilla Firefox < 60 Multiple Critical Vulnerabilities (macOS)
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OpenVAS ID: 63368
OpenVAS Name: Mozilla Firefox Security Updates(mfsa_2018-11_2018-12)-Windows
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 60.0

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA 2018-11
Researcher: Christian Holler (Basti)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-5177 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-5177
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-117599
SecurityFocus: 104139 - Mozilla Firefox MFSA2018-11 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1040896

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/11/2018 10:45
Updated: 07/20/2024 14:51
Changes: 05/11/2018 10:45 (76), 02/04/2020 11:28 (10), 07/20/2024 14:51 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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