Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird 14 MarkLineDirty memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird 14. This impacts the function nsBlockFrame::MarkLineDirty. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-3957. The attack may be performed from remote. In addition, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird 14 (Web Browser). Affected is the function nsBlockFrame::MarkLineDirty. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Heap-based buffer overflow in the nsBlockFrame::MarkLineDirty 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 via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was presented 08/28/2012 by Abhishek Arya (Inferno) with Google Chrome Security Team as mfsa2012-58 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 is traded as CVE-2012-3957 since 07/11/2012. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a private exploit are known. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (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 55341†), OSVDB (84974†), Secunia (SA50088†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1027450†). See VDB-6036, VDB-6035, VDB-6039 and VDB-6040 for similar entries. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.0

VulDB Base Score: 10.0
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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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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-2012-3957 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-3957
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-6048

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SecurityFocus: 55341 - Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey CVE-2012-3957 Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 50088 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 84974
SecurityTracker: 1027450 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 36023 - Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2012-3957), Critical

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

Created: 08/31/2012 15:14
Updated: 10/22/2024 00:53
Changes: 08/31/2012 15:14 (82), 01/31/2018 09:53 (11), 03/27/2021 15:45 (2), 10/22/2024 00:53 (15)
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Cache ID: 216:68A:103

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