Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird SVG use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component SVG Handler. Performing a manipulation results in use after free. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-1563. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird (Web Browser). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code block of the component SVG Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 09/02/2014 by Abhishek Arya as MFSA2014-68 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-1563 since 01/16/2014. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 82632 (GLSA-201504-01 : Mozilla Products: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 195604 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Firefox Vulnerabilities (USN-2329-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 16814.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (95657), Tenable (82632), SecurityFocus (BID 69523†), Secunia (SA60148†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1030793†). See VDB-13561, VDB-67440, VDB-67441 and VDB-67442 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Mozilla Firefox 31.0
  • Mozilla Firefox ESR 24.7
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 24.7/31.0

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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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Exploitinginfo

Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 82632
Nessus Name: GLSA-201504-01 : Mozilla Products: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 803638
OpenVAS Name: Mozilla Firefox ESR Multiple Vulnerabilities-02 September14 (Windows)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA2014-68
Researcher: Abhishek Arya
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-1563 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-1563
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-67443

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X-Force: 95657 - Mozilla Firefox andThunderbird cycle collection code execution, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 69523 - Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird CVE-2014-1563 Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 60148 - Mozilla Firefox ESR / Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
SecurityTracker: 1030793 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information
Vulnerability Center: 45989 - Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird Remote DoS and Code Execution - CVE-2014-1563, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/03/2014 10:33
Updated: 02/15/2022 08:36
Changes: 09/03/2014 10:33 (83), 06/05/2017 10:49 (9), 02/15/2022 08:35 (2), 02/15/2022 08:36 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:440:103

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