Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird up to 17.0 XMLSerializer resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird up to 17.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component XMLSerializer. Such manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2013-0753. The attack may be launched remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird up to 17.0 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component XMLSerializer. 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. CVE summarizes:

Use-after-free vulnerability in the serializeToStream implementation in the XMLSerializer component in Mozilla Firefox before 18.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.12 and 17.x before 17.0.2, Thunderbird before 17.0.2, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.12 and 17.x before 17.0.2, and SeaMonkey before 2.15 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted web content.

The weakness was shared 01/08/2013 by Sviatoslav Chagaev (regenrecht) with Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) as MFSA 2013-16 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at mozilla.org. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2013-0753 since 01/02/2013. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed by metasploit and been published 9 months after the advisory. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 63431 (CentOS 5 / 6 : firefox / xulrunner (CESA-2013:0144)), 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 120795 (Red Hat Update for Xulrunner Firefox (RHSA-2013:0144)).

Upgrading to version 18.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 13287.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (81800), Exploit-DB (27940), Tenable (63431), SecurityFocus (BID 57185†) and OSVDB (89021†). The entries VDB-7280, VDB-7281, VDB-7282 and VDB-7283 are related to this item. 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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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
Author: metasploit
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Nessus ID: 63431
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 / 6 : firefox / xulrunner (CESA-2013:0144)
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OpenVAS ID: 881565
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for firefox CESA-2013:0144 centos5
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Saint ID: exploit_info/firefox_xmlserializer_serializetostream_uaf
Saint Name: Mozilla Firefox XMLSerializer serializeToStream Use-after-free Vulnerability

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MetaSploit ID: mozilla_firefox_xmlserializer.rb
MetaSploit Name: Firefox XMLSerializer Use After Free
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox/Thunderbird 18.0
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA 2013-16
Researcher: Sviatoslav Chagaev (regenrecht)
Organization: Zero Day Initiative (ZDI)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-0753 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-0753
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-7304

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X-Force: 81800 - Oracle Java Runtime Environment CVE-2013-0438 information disclosure, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 57185 - RETIRED: Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey MFSA 2013-01 through -20 Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 51752 - Mozilla Firefox / Thunderbird / SeaMonkey Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 89021
SecurityTracker: 1027955 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Spoof URLs, and Bypass Same-Origin Policy
Vulnerability Center: 37980 - Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird and SeaMonkey Remote Code Execution - CVE-2013-0753, Medium

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

Created: 01/10/2013 17:44
Updated: 06/30/2025 01:57
Changes: 01/10/2013 17:44 (111), 01/31/2018 09:54 (2), 04/20/2021 18:24 (3), 06/30/2025 01:57 (14)
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