Mozilla Firefox up to 9.0 image/vnd.microsoft.icon Parser mImageBufferSize information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 9.0. The affected element is the function mImageBufferSize of the component image/vnd.microsoft.icon Parser. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-0447. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 9.0 (Web Browser). This affects the function mImageBufferSize of the component image/vnd.microsoft.icon Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 9.0, Thunderbird 5.0 through 9.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.7 do not properly initialize data for image/vnd.microsoft.icon images, which allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information by reading a PNG image that was created through conversion from an ICO image.

The weakness was presented 01/31/2012 as MFSA2012-06 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-0447 since 01/09/2012. 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. Technical details and a private exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 57785 (FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (0a9e2b72-4cb7-11e1-9146-14dae9ebcf89)), 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 120400 (Solaris Multiple Vulnerabilities in Thunderbird).

Upgrading to version 10.0 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 (72856), Tenable (57785), SecurityFocus (BID 51757†), OSVDB (78738†) and Secunia (SA47751†). See VDB-2829, VDB-4592, VDB-4588 and VDB-4589 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

VulDB Base Score: 6.5
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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Private
Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 57785
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (0a9e2b72-4cb7-11e1-9146-14dae9ebcf89)
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OpenVAS ID: 70738
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: firefox
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 10.0

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA2012-06
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-0447 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-0447
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4593

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X-Force: 72856 - Multiple Mozilla products mImageBufferSize information disclosure, Low Risk
SecurityFocus: 51757 - Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey CVE-2012-0447 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 47751 - Pale Moon Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 78738
SecurityTracker: 1026605 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Flaws Permit Remote Code Execution, Information Disclosure, and Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
Vulnerability Center: 34608 - Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird and SeaMonkey ICO Images Remote Sensitive Information Disclosure, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/21/2012 01:00
Updated: 03/20/2021 16:38
Changes: 02/21/2012 01:00 (81), 01/31/2018 09:52 (10), 03/20/2021 16:38 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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