Mozilla Firefox up to 1.0 SVGTextElement.getCharNumAtPosition code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Mozilla Firefox up to 1.0. This issue affects the function SVGTextElement.getCharNumAtPosition. Such manipulation leads to code injection. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2011-0084. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 1.0 (Web Browser). Affected by this issue is the function SVGTextElement.getCharNumAtPosition. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The SVGTextElement.getCharNumAtPosition function in Mozilla Firefox before 3.6.20, and 4.x through 5; Thunderbird 3.x before 3.1.12 and other versions before 6; SeaMonkey 2.x before 2.3; and possibly other products does not properly handle SVG text, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors that lead to a "dangling pointer."

The weakness was shared 08/18/2011 by regenrecht as Bug 648094 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2011-0084. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 11/18/2021). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 75654 (openSUSE Security Update : MozillaFirefox (openSUSE-SU-2011:0958-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 119512 (Red Hat Update for Xulrunner Firefox (RHSA-2011:1164)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 11213.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (75654), SecurityFocus (BID 49213†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-32743†). The entries VDB-58311, VDB-58310, VDB-58309 and VDB-58308 are related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 75654
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : MozillaFirefox (openSUSE-SU-2011:0958-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 70230
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2295-1 (iceape)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: Bug 648094
Researcher: regenrecht
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-0084 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-0084
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-58304

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SecurityFocus: 49213 - Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey CVE-2011-0084 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 32743 - Mozilla Firefox <6, Thunderbird <6 and SeaMonkey <2.3 SVG Text Manipulation Memory Corruption, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/18/2021 02:37
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (68), 03/29/2017 18:25 (11), 11/18/2021 02:29 (4), 11/18/2021 02:37 (1)
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