Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird 15 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird 15. The affected element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2012-3988. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird 15 (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function. 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. CVE summarizes:

Use-after-free vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox before 16.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.8, Thunderbird before 16.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.8, and SeaMonkey before 2.13 might allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving use of mozRequestFullScreen to enter full-screen mode, and use of the history.back method for backwards history navigation.

The weakness was published 10/09/2012 by Soroush Dalili (moz_bug_r_a4) as MFSA 2012-79 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at mozilla.org. The public release has been coordinated with the vendor. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-3988 since 07/11/2012. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 62484 (CentOS 5 / 6 : firefox (CESA-2012:1350)), 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 120583 (Red Hat Update for Xulrunner Firefox (RHSA-2012:1350)).

Upgrading to version 16 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at mozilla.org. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (79149), Tenable (62484), SecurityFocus (BID 55931†), OSVDB (86109†) and Secunia (SA50936†). Similar entries are available at VDB-6053, VDB-6636, VDB-6637 and VDB-6639. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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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: 62484
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 / 6 : firefox (CESA-2012:1350)
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OpenVAS ID: 72477
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: firefox
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox/Thunderbird 16

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA 2012-79
Researcher: Soroush Dalili (moz_bug_r_a4)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-3988 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-3988
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-6650

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X-Force: 79149 - Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey full screen code execution, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 55931
Secunia: 50936 - Mozilla Firefox / Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 86109
SecurityTracker: 1027631 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Spoof Information, and Inject Scripting Code
Vulnerability Center: 36462 - Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird and SeaMonkey Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability, Critical

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

Created: 10/12/2012 12:11
Updated: 10/22/2024 01:11
Changes: 10/12/2012 12:11 (89), 01/31/2018 09:54 (6), 04/18/2021 08:13 (3), 10/22/2024 01:11 (15)
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