Mozilla Firefox 36 QCMS Library memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Mozilla Firefox 36. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component QCMS Library. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-0811. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Mozilla Firefox 36 (Web Browser). Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component QCMS Library. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The QCMS implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 37.0 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process heap memory or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via an image that is improperly handled during transformation.

The weakness was shared 03/31/2015 by Felix Gröbert with Google as MFSA 2015-34 as confirmed security advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-0811 since 01/07/2015. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 82482 (FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (d0c97697-df2c-4b8b-bff2-cec24dc35af8)), 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 196051 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Firefox Vulnerabilities (USN-2550-1)).

Upgrading to version 37 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 (102007), Tenable (82482), SecurityFocus (BID 73467†), SecurityTracker (ID 1031996†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-49303†). bugzilla.mozilla.org is providing further details. The entries VDB-7070, VDB-74499, VDB-74500 and VDB-74501 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: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 82482
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (d0c97697-df2c-4b8b-bff2-cec24dc35af8)
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OpenVAS ID: 803463
OpenVAS Name: Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 Apr15 (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 37

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA 2015-34
Researcher: Felix Gröbert
Organization: Google
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-0811 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-0811
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-74504
X-Force: 102007 - Mozilla Firefox QCMS information disclosure
SecurityFocus: 73467 - Mozilla Firefox CVE-2015-0811 Out Of Bounds Read Memory Corruption Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1031996 - Mozilla Firefox Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Bypass Security Restrictions, and Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information
Vulnerability Center: 49303 - Mozilla Firefox <37 Remote Information Disclosure or DoS via Improperly Handled Image during Transformation, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/01/2015 13:19
Updated: 05/02/2022 08:16
Changes: 04/01/2015 13:19 (78), 06/24/2017 09:29 (8), 05/02/2022 08:16 (3)
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