Mozilla Firefox up to 13.0 PageHidden resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox and classified as critical. This impacts the function nsGlobalWindow::PageHidden. Executing a manipulation can lead to resource management. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-1958. The attack may be launched remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Mozilla Firefox (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function nsGlobalWindow::PageHidden. 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 nsGlobalWindow::PageHidden 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 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to focused content.

The weakness was shared 07/17/2012 by Arthur Gerkis (moz_bug_r_a4) as MFSA 2012-48 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at mozilla.org. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-1958 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 59998 (CentOS 5 / 6 : firefox (CESA-2012:1088)), 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 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 (59998), SecurityFocus (BID 54574†), OSVDB (84001†), Secunia (SA49965†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1027256†). The entries VDB-5668, VDB-5669, VDB-5670 and VDB-5671 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

• Web Browser

Vendor

• Mozilla

Name

• Firefox

Version

• 4.0
• 4.0.1
• 5.0
• 5.0.1
• 6.0
• 6.0.1
• 6.0.2
• 7.0
• 7.0.1
• 8.0
• 8.0.1
• 9.0
• 9.0.1
• 10.0
• 10.0.1
• 10.0.2
• 10.0.3
• 10.0.4
• 10.0.5
• 11.0
• 12.0
• 13.0

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.mozilla.org/
• Product: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.5

VulDB Base Score: 8.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource management
CWE: 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: 59998
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 / 6 : firefox (CESA-2012:1088)
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OpenVAS ID: 71511
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: firefox
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 14

Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA 2012-48
Researcher: Arthur Gerkis (moz_bug_r_a4)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-1958 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-1958
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-5674

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SecurityFocus: 54574 - Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey CVE-2012-1958 Use-After-Free Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 49965 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 84001
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: 35582 - Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey Remote Use After Free Vulnerability, Medium

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

Created: 07/24/2012 13:05
Updated: 10/21/2024 17:41
Changes: 07/24/2012 13:05 (82), 01/31/2018 09:53 (11), 03/26/2021 10:15 (3), 10/21/2024 17:41 (15)
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Cache ID: 216:561:103

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