VDB-6687 · OSVDB 86211 · GCVE-100-6687

Mozilla Firefox up to 14.0b6/15.0a1 Methods denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Mozilla Firefox up to 14.0b6/15.0a1. Affected is an unknown function of the component Methods Handler. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 14.0b6/15.0a1 (Web Browser). This affects some unknown functionality of the component Methods Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability.

The weakness was disclosed 10/09/2012 as not defined changelog entry (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at mozilla.org. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with Mozilla. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k.

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 vulnerability database at OSVDB (86211†). Further details are available at bugzilla.mozilla.org. The entry VDB-6686 is pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 16

Timelineinfo

10/09/2012 🔍
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10/13/2012 +4 days 🔍
10/16/2012 +3 days 🔍
01/31/2018 +1933 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: mozilla.org
Status: Not defined
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GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-6687
OSVDB: 86211 - Mozilla Firefox < 16 Multiple Method DoS

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

Created: 10/16/2012 11:34
Updated: 01/31/2018 09:53
Changes: 10/16/2012 11:34 (51), 01/31/2018 09:53 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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