Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird 16.0.1/16.0.2 on Mac HTML File resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird 16.0.1/16.0.2 on Mac. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component HTML File Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to resource management. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2012-5830. The attack may be performed from remote. In addition, an exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird 16.0.1/16.0.2 on Mac (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component HTML File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Use-after-free vulnerability 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 on Mac OS X allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an HTML document.

The weakness was presented 11/20/2012 by miaubiz as MFSA 2012-106 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at mozilla.org. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-5830 since 11/05/2012. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 864916 , 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 (80183), Tenable (864916), SecurityFocus (BID 56641†), OSVDB (87598†) and Secunia (SA51358†). Additional details are provided at bugzilla.mozilla.org. See VDB-6971, VDB-6972, VDB-6973 and VDB-6974 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 864916
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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: miaubiz
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-5830 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-5830
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-6988

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X-Force: 80183
SecurityFocus: 56641 - Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey CVE-2012-5830 Use After Free Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 51358 - Mozilla Firefox / Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 87598
SecurityTracker: 1027791 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
Vulnerability Center: 37380 - Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird and SeaMonkey Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability - CVE-2012-5830, Critical

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

Created: 11/23/2012 13:47
Updated: 04/19/2021 13:39
Changes: 11/23/2012 13:47 (89), 01/31/2018 09:54 (6), 04/19/2021 13:39 (13)
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Cache ID: 216:6A2:103

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