Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird 16.0.1/16.0.2 texImage2D Call access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird 16.0.1/16.0.2. This affects an unknown function of the component texImage2D Call Handler. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2012-5833. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird 16.0.1/16.0.2 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component texImage2D Call Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The texImage2D implementation in the WebGL subsystem in Mozilla Firefox before 17.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.11, Thunderbird before 17.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.11, and SeaMonkey before 2.14 does not properly interact with Mesa drivers, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via function calls involving certain values of the level parameter.

The weakness was released 11/20/2012 by Peter Van der Beken (miaubiz) as MFSA 2012-106 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at mozilla.org. The public release was coordinated with Mozilla. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-5833 since 11/05/2012. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 63005 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120702 (Red Hat Update for Xulrunner Firefox (RHSA-2012:1482)).

Upgrading to version 17.0 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at mozilla.org. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (80184), Tenable (63005), SecurityFocus (BID 56642†), OSVDB (87581†) and Secunia (SA51358†). bugzilla.mozilla.org is providing further details. Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-6972, VDB-6973, VDB-6974 and VDB-6975. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
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Access: Private
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 63005
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OpenVAS ID: 72599
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: firefox
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox/Thunderbird 17.0

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA 2012-106
Researcher: Peter Van der Beken (miaubiz)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-5833 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-5833
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-6971

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X-Force: 80184 - Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey texImage2D calls code execution, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 56642 - Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey CVE-2012-5833 Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 51358 - Mozilla Firefox / Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 87581
SecurityTracker: 1027791 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
Vulnerability Center: 37381 - Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird and SeaMonkey Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability - CVE-2012-5833, Critical

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/23/2012 12:08
Updated: 04/19/2021 12:39
Changes: 11/23/2012 12:08 (96), 01/31/2018 09:53 (1), 04/19/2021 12:39 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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