Mozilla Firefox 30.0/31.0/31.1.0/32.0 AlarmAPI use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Mozilla Firefox 30.0/31.0/31.1.0/32.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component AlarmAPI. Executing a manipulation can lead to use after free. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-1583. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox 30.0/31.0/31.1.0/32.0 (Web Browser). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component AlarmAPI. 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 integrity.

The weakness was shared 10/14/2014 by Boris Zbarsky as MFSA2014-82 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at mozilla.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-1583 since 01/16/2014. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 78489 (CentOS 5 / 6 / 7 : firefox (CESA-2014:1635)), 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 122754 (Red Hat Update for Xulrunner firefox (RHSA-2014:1635)).

Upgrading to version 33 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 X-Force (97012), Tenable (78489), SecurityFocus (BID 70424†), Secunia (SA61854†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1031028†). Additional details are provided at bugzilla.mozilla.org. The entries VDB-67793, VDB-67794, VDB-67795 and VDB-67796 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 78489
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 / 6 / 7 : firefox (CESA-2014:1635)
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OpenVAS ID: 703050
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3050-1 (iceweasel - security update)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 33

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA2014-82
Researcher: Boris Zbarsky
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-1583 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-1583
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-67804

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X-Force: 97012 - Mozilla Firefox AlarmAPI security bypass, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 70424 - Mozilla Firefox CVE-2014-1583 Same Origin Policy Security Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 61854 - Mageia update for firefox and thunderbird, Highly Critical
SecurityTracker: 1031028 - Mozilla Firefox Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Bypass Same Origin-Policy, and Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information
Vulnerability Center: 46493 - Mozilla Firefox <33 and Firefox ESR <31.2 Remote Security Bypass - CVE-2014-1583, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/15/2014 11:13
Updated: 02/21/2022 22:58
Changes: 10/15/2014 11:13 (89), 06/08/2017 20:35 (3), 02/21/2022 22:49 (3), 02/21/2022 22:58 (1)
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