Mozilla Firefox up to 104 Graphics Driver stack-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Mozilla Firefox up to 104. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Graphics Driver Handler. Performing a manipulation results in stack-based overflow. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2022-40961. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 104 (Web Browser). This affects some unknown functionality of the component Graphics Driver Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 09/20/2022 by Mozilla Fuzzing Team as Bug 1784588 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.mozilla.org. The advisory contains:

During startup, a graphics driver with an unexpected name could lead to a stack-buffer overflow causing a potentially exploitable crash.This issue only affects Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are not affected.
This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-40961. 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 $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/29/2022).

Upgrading to version 105 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

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Class: Stack-based overflow
CWE: CWE-121 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 105

Timelineinfo

09/19/2022 🔍
09/20/2022 +1 days 🔍
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09/29/2022 +9 days 🔍
10/25/2022 +26 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: Bug 1784588
Researcher: Mozilla Fuzzing Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2022-40961 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-40961
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-209799

Entryinfo

Created: 09/29/2022 14:15
Updated: 10/25/2022 12:59
Changes: 09/29/2022 14:15 (18), 09/29/2022 14:18 (28), 10/25/2022 12:59 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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