Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird 16.0.1/16.0.2 ProcessPendingUpdates resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird 16.0.1/16.0.2. Impacted is the function nsViewManager::ProcessPendingUpdates. The manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2012-4217. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird 16.0.1/16.0.2 (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function nsViewManager::ProcessPendingUpdates. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Use-after-free vulnerability in the nsViewManager::ProcessPendingUpdates function in Mozilla Firefox before 17.0, Thunderbird before 17.0, 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 released 11/20/2012 by Abhishek Arya (Inferno) with Google Chrome Security as mfsa2012-105 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at mozilla.org. The public release was coordinated with Mozilla. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-4217 since 08/08/2012. 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 as well as a private exploit are known.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 62979 (FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (d23119df-335d-11e2-b64c-c8600054b392)), 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 165846 (SUSE Security Update to Firefox 17.0 and other Mozilla (openSUSE-SU-2013:0175-1)).

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 (80193), Tenable (62979), SecurityFocus (BID 56639†), OSVDB (87603†) and Secunia (SA51381†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-6971, VDB-6972, VDB-6973 and VDB-6976. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.1

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Private
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 62979
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (d23119df-335d-11e2-b64c-c8600054b392)
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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: mfsa2012-105
Researcher: Abhishek Arya (Inferno)
Organization: Google Chrome Security
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-4217 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-4217
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-7001

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X-Force: 80193 - Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey nsViewManager::ProcessPendingUpdates() code execution, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 56639
Secunia: 51381 - Mozilla SeaMonkey Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 87603
SecurityTracker: 1027791 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
Vulnerability Center: 37378 - Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird and SeaMonkey Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability - CVE-2012-4217, Critical

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

Created: 11/26/2012 11:06
Updated: 04/19/2021 14:31
Changes: 11/26/2012 11:06 (57), 01/31/2018 09:53 (38), 04/19/2021 14:25 (4), 04/19/2021 14:31 (1)
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