Mozilla Firefox 35 XMLHttpRequest Calls double free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Mozilla Firefox 35. Impacted is an unknown function of the component XMLHttpRequest Calls Handler. This manipulation causes double free. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2015-0828. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox 35 (Web Browser). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component XMLHttpRequest Calls Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a double free vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-415. The product calls free() twice on the same memory address, potentially leading to modification of unexpected memory locations. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 02/24/2015 by Abhishek Arya as MFSA 2015-18 as confirmed security advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-0828 since 01/07/2015. The exploitation appears to be easy. 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 03/10/2022).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 81588 (FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (99029172-8253-407d-9d8b-2cfeab9abf81)), 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 167676 (OpenSuSE Security Update for seamonkey (openSUSE-SU-2015:0570-1)).

Upgrading to version 36 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 (101081), Tenable (81588), SecurityFocus (BID 72744†), SecurityTracker (ID 1031791†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-48770†). The entries VDB-69212, VDB-69213, VDB-69214 and VDB-69215 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Double free
CWE: CWE-415 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 81588
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (99029172-8253-407d-9d8b-2cfeab9abf81)
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OpenVAS ID: 803420
OpenVAS Name: Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 Mar15 (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 36

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA 2015-18
Researcher: Abhishek Arya
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-0828 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-0828
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-69217
X-Force: 101081 - Mozilla Firefox XmlHttpRequest code execution
SecurityFocus: 72744 - Mozilla Firefox CVE-2015-0828 Double Free Memory Corruption Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1031791 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Deny Service, Execute Arbitrary Code, Bypass Security Restrictions, and Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information and Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
Vulnerability Center: 48770 - Mozilla Firefox <36.0 Remote Code Execution due to Double Free in zero-length XHR, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/25/2015 12:06
Updated: 03/10/2022 18:06
Changes: 02/25/2015 12:06 (75), 06/21/2017 10:45 (7), 03/10/2022 17:59 (2), 03/10/2022 18:06 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:738:103

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