Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird 14 SelAdjDeleteNode resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird 14. The impacted element is the function nsRangeUpdater::SelAdjDeleteNode. The manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2012-3959. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird 14 (Web Browser) and classified as very critical. This issue affects the function nsRangeUpdater::SelAdjDeleteNode. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Use-after-free vulnerability in the nsRangeUpdater::SelAdjDeleteNode function in Mozilla Firefox before 15.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.7, Thunderbird before 15.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.7, and SeaMonkey before 2.12 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was published 08/28/2012 by Abhishek Arya (Inferno) with Google Chrome Security Team as MFSA2012-58 as not defined advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at mozilla.org. The public release has been coordinated with Mozilla. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-3959 since 07/11/2012. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a private exploit are known. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/22/2024).

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 803012 , 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 120453 (Red Hat Update for Xulrunner Firefox (RHSA-2012:1210)).

Upgrading to version 15 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 (803012), SecurityFocus (BID 55324†), OSVDB (84959†), Secunia (SA50088†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-36026†). Similar entries are available at VDB-6036, VDB-6039, VDB-6040 and VDB-6041. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality 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: 803012
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OpenVAS ID: 892553
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2553-1 (iceweasel - several vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox/Thunderbird 15

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA2012-58
Researcher: Abhishek Arya (Inferno)
Organization: Google Chrome Security Team
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-3959 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-3959
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-6035

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SecurityFocus: 55324 - Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey CVE-2012-3959 Use-After-Free Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 50088 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 84959
Vulnerability Center: 36026 - Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2012-3959), Critical

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

Created: 08/31/2012 10:46
Updated: 10/22/2024 00:53
Changes: 08/31/2012 10:46 (78), 01/31/2018 09:53 (10), 10/22/2024 00:53 (17)
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Cache ID: 216:100:103

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