Mozilla Firefox 14 on Android __android_log_print dump memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Mozilla Firefox 14 on Android and classified as problematic. This issue affects the function dump of the component __android_log_print. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2012-3979. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox 14 on Android (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function dump of the component __android_log_print. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Mozilla Firefox before 15.0 on Android does not properly implement unspecified callers of the __android_log_print function, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web page that calls the JavaScript dump function.

The weakness was published 08/28/2012 by Blake Kaplan (vsemozhetbyt) with Mozilla as MFSA 2012-71 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at mozilla.org. The public release has been coordinated with Mozilla. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-3979 since 07/11/2012. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. A simple authentication is necessary for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details as well as a private exploit are known. This vulnerability only affects Firefox for Android.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 61741 (FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (2b8cad90-f289-11e1-a215-14dae9ebcf89)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165433 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for Mozilla Firefox (SUSE-SU-2012:1167-1)).

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 (61741), SecurityFocus (BID 55344†), OSVDB (85002†), Secunia (SA50088†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1027450†). bugzilla.mozilla.org is providing further details. Similar entries are available at VDB-6036, VDB-6035, VDB-6039 and VDB-6040. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 61741
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (2b8cad90-f289-11e1-a215-14dae9ebcf89)
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OpenVAS ID: 71829
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: firefox
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 15

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Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA 2012-71
Researcher: Blake Kaplan (vsemozhetbyt)
Organization: Mozilla
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CVE: CVE-2012-3979 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-3979
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-6065

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SecurityFocus: 55344 - Mozilla Firefox CVE-2012-3979 '__android_log_print' Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 50088 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 85002
SecurityTracker: 1027450 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 35988 - Mozilla Firefox Before 15 Remote DoS Vulnerability via a Crafted Web Page with \x27Dump()\x27 Statement, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20130704
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/02/2012 13:14
Updated: 01/02/2025 12:03
Changes: 09/02/2012 13:14 (82), 04/19/2017 10:30 (13), 03/27/2021 16:48 (2), 10/22/2024 01:11 (15), 01/02/2025 12:03 (2)
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