Mozilla Firefox up to 11.0 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 11.0. The affected element is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2012-0467. The attack may be performed from remote. In addition, an exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 11.0 (Web Browser). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 11.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.4, Thunderbird 5.0 through 11.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.4, and SeaMonkey before 2.9 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.

The weakness was presented 04/24/2012 by Christian Holler with Mozilla as MFSA 2012-20 as not defined knowledge base article (Website). The advisory is shared for download at mozilla.org. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-0467 since 01/09/2012. The exploitation appears to be difficult. 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.

A private exploit has been developed by Mozilla. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 58978 (Debian DSA-2464-2 : icedove - several vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120189 (Red Hat Update for Xulrunner Firefox (RHSA-2012:0515)).

Upgrading to version 12.0 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 (58978), SecurityFocus (BID 53223†), OSVDB (81513†), Secunia (SA48932†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-34953†). See VDB-5005, VDB-5301, VDB-5302 and VDB-5303 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Access: Private
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Mozilla

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Nessus ID: 58978
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-2464-2 : icedove - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 892457
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2457-2 (iceweasel - several vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 12.0

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA 2012-20
Researcher: Christian Holler
Organization: Mozilla
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-0467 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-0467
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-5308

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SecurityFocus: 53223 - Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey CVE-2012-0467 Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 48932 - Mozilla Firefox / Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 81513
Vulnerability Center: 34953 - Mozilla Firefox <12, Thunderbird <12, SeaMonkey <2.9 Multiple Memory Safety Problems (CVE-2012-0467), Critical

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

Created: 05/03/2012 12:51
Updated: 10/21/2024 15:39
Changes: 05/03/2012 12:51 (78), 01/31/2018 09:53 (11), 03/24/2021 08:56 (2), 10/21/2024 15:39 (15)
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