Mozilla Firefox up to 13.0 nsDocument::AdoptNode resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Mozilla Firefox. This vulnerability affects the function nsDocument::AdoptNode. Executing a manipulation can lead to resource management. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2012-1954. The attack may be performed from remote. In addition, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox (Web Browser). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects the function nsDocument::AdoptNode. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Use-after-free vulnerability in the nsDocument::AdoptNode function in Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 13.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.6, Thunderbird 5.0 through 13.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.6, and SeaMonkey before 2.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors involving multiple adoptions and empty documents.

The weakness was presented 07/17/2012 by Abhishek Arya (Inferno) with Google Chrome Security Team as MFSA 2012-44 as confirmed advisory (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-2012-1954 since 03/30/2012. 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 and also a private exploit are known.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 892513 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120366 (Red Hat Update for Xulrunner Firefox (RHSA-2012:1088)).

Upgrading to version 14 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at mozilla.org. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (892513), SecurityFocus (BID 54578†), OSVDB (83995†), Secunia (SA49963†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1027256†). See VDB-5669, VDB-5670, VDB-5671 and VDB-5672 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Private
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 892513
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OpenVAS ID: 892513
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2513-1 (iceape - several vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 14

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA 2012-44
Researcher: Abhishek Arya (Inferno)
Organization: Google Chrome Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-1954 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-1954
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-5668

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SecurityFocus: 54578 - Mozilla Firefox, SeaMonkey, and Thunderbird Multiple Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 49963 - Debian update for iceape, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 83995
SecurityTracker: 1027256 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Spoof Web Sites, Obtain Information, and Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
Vulnerability Center: 35589 - Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey Remote DoS or Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, Critical

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

Created: 07/23/2012 16:14
Updated: 10/21/2024 17:41
Changes: 07/23/2012 16:14 (82), 01/31/2018 09:53 (13), 10/21/2024 17:41 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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