Mozilla Firefox up to 3.6.26/9.0 Ogg Vorbis File Decoder denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 3.6.26/9.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Ogg Vorbis File Decoder. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2012-0444. The attack may be performed from remote. In addition, an exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 3.6.26/9.0 (Web Browser). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Ogg Vorbis File Decoder. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

Mozilla Firefox before 3.6.26 and 4.x through 9.0, Thunderbird before 3.1.18 and 5.0 through 9.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.7 do not properly initialize nsChildView data structures, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Ogg Vorbis file.

The weakness was presented 01/31/2012 by regenrecht with TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative as MFSA2012-07 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at mozilla.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-0444 since 01/09/2012. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 68460 (Oracle Linux 4 / 5 / 6 : libvorbis (ELSA-2012-0136)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 119906 (Red Hat Update for Xulrunner Firefox (RHSA-2012:0079)).

Upgrading to version 3.6.26 or 9.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 12149.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (72858), Tenable (68460), SecurityFocus (BID 51753†), OSVDB (78739†) and Secunia (SA47751†). See VDB-4592, VDB-4589, VDB-4591 and VDB-4590 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Access: Private
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Nessus ID: 68460
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 4 / 5 / 6 : libvorbis (ELSA-2012-0136)
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OpenVAS ID: 70719
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2400-1 (iceweasel)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 3.6.26/9.0
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA2012-07
Researcher: regenrecht
Organization: TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-0444 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-0444
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4588

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X-Force: 72858 - Multiple Mozilla products nsChildView class code execution, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 51753 - Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey Ogg Vorbis Files Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 47751 - Pale Moon Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 78739
SecurityTracker: 1026605 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Flaws Permit Remote Code Execution, Information Disclosure, and Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
Vulnerability Center: 34371 - Mozilla Firefox, SeaMonkey \x26 Thunderbird Memory Corruption Issue Allows Remote Code Execution \\ DoS, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/21/2012 01:00
Updated: 03/20/2021 16:33
Changes: 02/21/2012 01:00 (87), 01/31/2018 09:53 (13), 03/20/2021 16:33 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:67D:103

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