Mozilla Firefox up to 63.x ANGLE Graphics Library memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 63.x and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component ANGLE Graphics Library. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-12407. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 63.x (Web Browser). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component ANGLE Graphics Library. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A buffer overflow occurs when drawing and validating elements with the ANGLE graphics library, used for WebGL content, when working with the VertexBuffer11 module. This results in a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 64.

The bug was discovered 12/11/2018. The weakness was presented 02/28/2019 by Samuel Gross (xisigr) as Bug 1505973 as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-12407 since 06/14/2018. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/13/2020).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 119654 (Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 18.10 : firefox vulnerabilities (USN-3844-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 197328 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Firefox Vulnerabilities (USN-3844-1)).

Upgrading to version 64 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (119654) and SecurityFocus (BID 105666†). See VDB-126808, VDB-126809, VDB-126810 and VDB-126811 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 119654
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 18.10 : firefox vulnerabilities (USN-3844-1)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 64

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06/14/2018 🔍
10/16/2018 +124 days 🔍
12/11/2018 +56 days 🔍
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02/28/2019 +77 days 🔍
03/01/2019 +1 days 🔍
05/13/2020 +439 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: Bug 1505973
Researcher: Samuel Gross (xisigr)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-12407 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-12407
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-131253
SecurityFocus: 105666 - Google Chrome Prior to 70.0.3538.67 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/01/2019 06:23
Updated: 05/13/2020 10:02
Changes: 03/01/2019 06:23 (76), 05/13/2020 10:02 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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