Mozilla Firefox 3.6.28/10.0.3/11.0 SVG Filter information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Mozilla Firefox 3.6.28/10.0.3/11.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component SVG Filter. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2012-0456. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox 3.6.28/10.0.3/11.0 (Web Browser) and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component SVG Filter. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The SVG Filters implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 3.6.28 and 4.x through 10.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.3, Thunderbird before 3.1.20 and 5.0 through 10.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.3, and SeaMonkey before 2.8 might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via vectors that trigger an out-of-bounds read.

The weakness was released 03/13/2012 by Atte Kettunen (Nils) with OUSPG as MFSA2012-14 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at mozilla.org. The public release was coordinated with Mozilla. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-0456 since 01/09/2012. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 58344 (CentOS 5 / 6 : firefox (CESA-2012:0387)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120029 (Red Hat Update for Xulrunner Firefox (RHSA-2012:0387)).

Upgrading to version 3.6.28, 10.0.3 or 11.0 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 (73992), Tenable (58344), SecurityFocus (BID 52461†), OSVDB (80012†) and Secunia (SA48349†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-4810, VDB-4812, VDB-4813 and VDB-4814. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

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
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Private
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 58344
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 / 6 : firefox (CESA-2012:0387)
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OpenVAS ID: 71237
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2433-1 (iceweasel)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 3.6.28/10.0.3/11.0

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA2012-14
Researcher: Atte Kettunen (Nils)
Organization: OUSPG
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-0456 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-0456
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4811

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X-Force: 73992
SecurityFocus: 52461 - Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey CVE-2012-0456 SVG Filters Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 48349 - Red Hat update for firefox, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 80012
SecurityTracker: 1026801 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
Vulnerability Center: 34782 - Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird and SeaMonkey SVG Filters Allow Remote Information Disclosure, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/15/2012 16:50
Updated: 10/21/2024 16:18
Changes: 03/15/2012 16:50 (82), 01/31/2018 09:53 (10), 03/21/2021 18:19 (2), 10/21/2024 16:18 (15)
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Cache ID: 216:040:103

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