Mozilla Firefox 3.6.28/10.0.3/11.0 SVG Animation ConvertBetweenTimeContainers resource management

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Summary
A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Mozilla Firefox 3.6.28/10.0.3/11.0. Impacted is the function ConvertBetweenTimeContainers of the component SVG Animation Handler. The manipulation results in resource management.
This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2012-0457. The attack can be launched remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present.
The affected component should be upgraded.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox 3.6.28/10.0.3/11.0 (Web Browser). It has been classified as critical. Affected is the function ConvertBetweenTimeContainers of the component SVG Animation Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Use-after-free vulnerability in the nsSMILTimeValueSpec::ConvertBetweenTimeContainer function 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 execute arbitrary code via an SVG animation.
The weakness was disclosed 03/13/2012 by Atte Kettunen (Nils) with OUSPG as MFSA2012-14 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at mozilla.org. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-0457 since 01/09/2012. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details and a private exploit are known.
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 Tenable (58344), SecurityFocus (BID 52459†), OSVDB (80013†), Secunia (SA48349†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1026801†). The entries VDB-4810, VDB-4811, VDB-4813 and VDB-4814 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.mozilla.org/
- Product: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.6VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.6
VulDB Base Score: 9.6
VulDB Temp Score: 8.6
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Exploiting
Class: Resource managementCWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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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: 71298
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: firefox
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Firefox 3.6.28/10.0.3/11.0
Timeline
01/09/2012 🔍03/13/2012 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgProduct: mozilla.org
Advisory: MFSA2012-14
Researcher: Atte Kettunen (Nils)
Organization: OUSPG
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-0457 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-0457
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4812
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SecurityFocus: 52459 - Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey CVE-2012-0457 Use-After-Free Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 48349 - Red Hat update for firefox, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 80013
SecurityTracker: 1026801 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
Vulnerability Center: 34644 - Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird and SeaMonkey Remote Code Execution via an SVG Animation, Critical
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 03/15/2012 16:53Updated: 10/21/2024 16:18
Changes: 03/15/2012 16:53 (82), 01/31/2018 09:52 (10), 03/21/2021 18:25 (3), 10/21/2024 16:18 (15)
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