Mozilla Firefox ESR up to 68.6 on Android Intent memory corruption

| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox ESR up to 68.6 on Android. It has been classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Intent Handler. This manipulation causes memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-6828. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.
Details
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Mozilla Firefox ESR up to 68.6 on Android (Web Browser). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Intent 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. The summary by CVE is:
A malicious Android application could craft an Intent that would have been processed by Firefox for Android and potentially result in a file overwrite in the user's profile directory. One exploitation vector for this would be to supply a user.js file providing arbitrary malicious preference values. Control of arbitrary preferences can lead to sufficient compromise such that it is generally equivalent to arbitrary code execution.<br> *Note: This issue only affects Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 68.7.
The weakness was shared 04/24/2020. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-6828 since 01/10/2020. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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 04/25/2020).
Upgrading to version 68.7 eliminates this vulnerability.
The entry VDB-154368 is related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.
Product
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.mozilla.org/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2
VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Firefox ESR 68.7
Timeline
01/10/2020 🔍04/24/2020 🔍
04/25/2020 🔍
06/03/2024 🔍
Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgAdvisory: mozilla.org
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2020-6828 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-6828
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-154369
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20130704
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Entry
Created: 04/25/2020 17:07Updated: 06/03/2024 07:06
Changes: 04/25/2020 17:07 (40), 04/25/2020 17:12 (18), 06/03/2024 06:54 (18), 06/03/2024 07:06 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103
Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.
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