Mozilla Firefox 35 IndexedDB use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Mozilla Firefox 35. The affected element is an unknown function of the component IndexedDB Handler. Such manipulation leads to use after free. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2015-0831. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox 35 (Web Browser). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component IndexedDB Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Impacted is availability.

The weakness was presented 02/24/2015 by Paul Bandha as MFSA 2015-16 as confirmed security advisory (Website). The advisory is available at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-0831 since 01/07/2015. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 81503 (CentOS 5 / 6 / 7 : firefox (CESA-2015:0265)), 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 196021 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Thunderbird Vulnerabilities (USN-2506-1)).

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 (101083), Tenable (81503), SecurityFocus (BID 72746†), SecurityTracker (ID 1031791†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-48767†). See VDB-69212, VDB-69213, VDB-69214 and VDB-69215 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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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: 81503
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 / 6 / 7 : firefox (CESA-2015:0265)
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OpenVAS ID: 703174
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3174-1 (iceweasel - security update)
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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 2015-16
Researcher: Paul Bandha
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-0831 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-0831
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-69218

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X-Force: 101083 - Mozilla Firefox IndexedDB denial of service
SecurityFocus: 72746 - Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird CVE-2015-0831 Use After Free Denial of Service 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: 48767 - Mozilla Firefox <36.0, ESR <31.5 and Thunderbird <31.5 Remote Code Execution due to Use-After-Free in IndexedDB, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/25/2015 12:08
Updated: 03/10/2022 18:22
Changes: 02/25/2015 12:08 (75), 06/21/2017 10:44 (8), 03/10/2022 18:14 (3), 03/10/2022 18:22 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:968:103

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