Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird 14 gfxTextRun::GetUserData resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird 14. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function gfxTextRun::GetUserData. Performing a manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2012-3964. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird 14 (Web Browser). This affects the function gfxTextRun::GetUserData. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Use-after-free vulnerability in the gfxTextRun::GetUserData 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 shared 08/28/2012 by Abhishek Arya (Inferno) with Google Chrome Security Team as mfsa2012-58 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at mozilla.org. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-3964 since 07/11/2012. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and 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 61721 (CentOS 5 / 6 : firefox (CESA-2012:1210)), 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 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 (61721), SecurityFocus (BID 55322†), OSVDB (84963†), Secunia (SA50088†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1027452†). The entries VDB-6036, VDB-6035, VDB-6040 and VDB-6041 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.0

VulDB Base Score: 10.0
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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: 61721
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 / 6 : firefox (CESA-2012:1210)
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OpenVAS ID: 71829
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: firefox
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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: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-3964 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-3964
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-6039

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SecurityFocus: 55322 - Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey CVE-2012-3964 Use-After-Free Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 50088 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 84963
SecurityTracker: 1027452 - Mozilla Thunderbird Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 36028 - Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2012-3964), 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 (82), 01/31/2018 09:53 (11), 03/27/2021 15:11 (3), 10/22/2024 00:53 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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