Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird 30.0 Web Audio use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird 30.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Web Audio Handler. This manipulation causes use after free. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2014-1550. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird 30.0 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Web Audio Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 07/22/2014 by Atte Kettunen as MFSA2014-58 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-1550 since 01/16/2014. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/09/2022).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 76720 (FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (978b0f76-122d-11e4-afe3-bc5ff4fb5e7b)), 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 195567 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Firefox Vulnerabilities (USN-2295-1)).

Upgrading to version 31 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (94771), Tenable (76720), SecurityFocus (BID 68810†), Secunia (SA59760†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1030619†). Additional details are provided at bugzilla.mozilla.org. Similar entries are available at VDB-67222, VDB-67223, VDB-67224 and VDB-67226. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.7

VulDB Base Score: 10.0
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Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 76720
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (978b0f76-122d-11e4-afe3-bc5ff4fb5e7b)
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OpenVAS ID: 803463
OpenVAS Name: Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 August14 (Windows)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox/Thunderbird 31

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA2014-58
Researcher: Atte Kettunen
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-1550 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-1550
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-67225

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X-Force: 94771 - Mozilla Firefox andThunderbird Web Audio code execution, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 68810 - Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird CVE-2014-1550 Use After Free Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 59760
SecurityTracker: 1030619 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Deny Service, and Spoof User Interface Elements
Vulnerability Center: 45566 - Mozilla Firefox <31 and Thunderbird <31 Remote Code Execution in Web Audio - CVE-2014-1550, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/23/2014 10:32
Updated: 02/09/2022 18:08
Changes: 07/23/2014 10:32 (82), 06/02/2017 15:00 (6), 02/09/2022 18:00 (2), 02/09/2022 18:08 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:D48:103

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