Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird 16.0.1/16.0.2 FireClipboardEvent resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird 16.0.1/16.0.2. This impacts the function nsPlaintextEditor::FireClipboardEvent. The manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2012-4215. The attack can be launched remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird 16.0.1/16.0.2 (Web Browser). It has been classified as critical. Affected is the function nsPlaintextEditor::FireClipboardEvent. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Use-after-free vulnerability in the nsPlaintextEditor::FireClipboardEvent function 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 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was disclosed 11/20/2012 by Abhishek Arya (Inferno) with Google Chrome Security Team as MFSA 2012-105 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at mozilla.org. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-4215 since 08/08/2012. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a private exploit are known.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 63005 (CentOS 5 / 6 : firefox (CESA-2012:1482)), 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 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 (80188), Tenable (63005), SecurityFocus (BID 56633†), OSVDB (87582†) and Secunia (SA51358†). Further details are available at bugzilla.mozilla.org. The entries VDB-6971, VDB-6973, VDB-6974 and VDB-6975 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Access: Private
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Nessus ID: 63005
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 / 6 : firefox (CESA-2012:1482)
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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 2012-105
Researcher: Abhishek Arya (Inferno)
Organization: Google Chrome Security Team
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CVE: CVE-2012-4215 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-4215
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-6972

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X-Force: 80188 - Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey nsPlaintextEditor::FireClipboardEvent() code excution, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 56633 - Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey CVE-2012-4215 Use After Free Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 51358 - Mozilla Firefox / Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 87582
SecurityTracker: 1027791 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
Vulnerability Center: 37372 - Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird and SeaMonkey Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability - CVE-2012-4215, Critical

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

Created: 11/23/2012 12:10
Updated: 10/22/2024 03:51
Changes: 11/23/2012 12:10 (60), 01/31/2018 09:53 (41), 04/19/2021 12:44 (3), 10/22/2024 03:51 (17)
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