Mozilla Firefox 29.0.1 Gamepad API navigator.getgamepads memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Mozilla Firefox 29.0.1. This affects the function navigator.getgamepads of the component Gamepad API. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2014-1543. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Mozilla Firefox 29.0.1 (Web Browser). This issue affects the function navigator.getgamepads of the component Gamepad API. 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:

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the navigator.getGamepads function in the Gamepad API in Mozilla Firefox before 30.0 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by using non-contiguous axes with a (1) physical or (2) virtual Gamepad device.

The issue has been introduced in 12/10/2013. The weakness was published 06/10/2014 by Looben Yang as MFSA2014-54 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at mozilla.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-1543 since 01/16/2014. The exploitation is known to be difficult. An attack has to be approached locally. Required for exploitation is a simple authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 182 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 74444 (FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (888a0262-f0d9-11e3-ba0c-b4b52fce4ce8)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 167033 (OpenSuSE Security Update for Mozilla Firefox, mozilla-nspr (openSUSE-SU-2014:0819-1)).

Upgrading to version 30.0 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 X-Force (93714), Tenable (74444), SecurityFocus (BID 67969†), Secunia (SA59171†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1030388†). bugzilla.mozilla.org is providing further details. Similar entries are available at VDB-13556, VDB-13557, VDB-13558 and VDB-13559. 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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Physical: Partially
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Nessus ID: 74444
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (888a0262-f0d9-11e3-ba0c-b4b52fce4ce8)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 30.0

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA2014-54
Researcher: Looben Yang
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-1543 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-1543
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-13565

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X-Force: 93714 - Mozilla Firefox navigator.getGamepads() buffer overflow, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 67969 - Mozilla Firefox CVE-2014-1543 Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 59171 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
SecurityTracker: 1030388 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Conduct Clickjacking Attacks
Vulnerability Center: 44939 - Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey Remote Code Execution due to Improper Bounds Check in Gamepad API, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/12/2014 00:00
Updated: 06/22/2021 17:45
Changes: 06/12/2014 00:00 (80), 01/31/2018 09:54 (13), 06/22/2021 17:45 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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