Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird on Linux Fluendo MP3 GStreamer Plugin AppendElements use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird on Linux. It has been rated as problematic. This impacts the function AppendElements of the component Fluendo MP3 GStreamer Plugin. The manipulation leads to use after free. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2015-0813. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird on Linux (Web Browser). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects the function AppendElements of the component Fluendo MP3 GStreamer Plugin. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Impacted is availability.

The weakness was released 03/31/2015 by Aki Helin with Oulu University Secure Programming Group as MFSA 2015-31 as confirmed security advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at mozilla.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-0813 since 01/07/2015. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 82477 (CentOS 5 / 6 / 7 : firefox / xulrunner (CESA-2015:0766)), 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 196052 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Thunderbird Vulnerabilities (USN-2552-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (102004), Tenable (82477), SecurityFocus (BID 73463†), SecurityTracker (ID 1031996†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-49296†). bugzilla.mozilla.org is providing further details. Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-74499, VDB-74500, VDB-74502 and VDB-74503. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Affected

  • Mozilla Firefox 36
  • Mozilla Firefox ESR 31.5
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 31.5

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Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 82477
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 / 6 / 7 : firefox / xulrunner (CESA-2015:0766)
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OpenVAS ID: 703211
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3211-1 (iceweasel - security update)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA 2015-31
Researcher: Aki Helin
Organization: Oulu University Secure Programming Group
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-0813 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-0813
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-74501

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X-Force: 102004 - Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird code execution
SecurityFocus: 73463 - Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird CVE-2015-0813 Use After Free Memory Corruption Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1031996 - Mozilla Firefox Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Bypass Security Restrictions, and Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information
Vulnerability Center: 49296 - Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR and Thunderbird Remote Code Execution in Fluendo MP3 plugin for Gstreamer, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/01/2015 13:19
Updated: 11/25/2025 22:55
Changes: 04/01/2015 13:19 (76), 06/24/2017 09:27 (11), 05/02/2022 07:53 (3), 05/02/2022 07:59 (1), 11/25/2025 22:55 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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