Mozilla Firefox 36 Off Main Thread Composer AllocateForSurface code

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Mozilla Firefox 36. Impacted is the function mozilla::layers::BufferTextureClient::AllocateForSurface of the component Off Main Thread Composer. The manipulation results in Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-0805. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox 36 (Web Browser). It has been classified as critical. Affected is the function mozilla::layers::BufferTextureClient::AllocateForSurface of the component Off Main Thread Composer. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-17. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 03/31/2015 by Abhishek Arya (Inferno) with Google Chrome Security Team as MFSA 2015-38 as confirmed security advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-0805 since 01/07/2015. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is 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 (102011), Tenable (82482), SecurityFocus (BID 73465†), SecurityTracker (ID 1031996†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-49297†). Further details are available at bugzilla.mozilla.org. See VDB-7070, VDB-74499, VDB-74500 and VDB-74501 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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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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Upgrade: Firefox 37

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA 2015-38
Researcher: Abhishek Arya (Inferno)
Organization: Google Chrome Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-0805 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-0805
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-74508
X-Force: 102011 - Mozilla Firefox BufferTextureClient code execution
SecurityFocus: 73465 - Mozilla Firefox Off Main Thread Compositing Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1031996 - Mozilla Firefox Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Bypass Security Restrictions, and Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information
Vulnerability Center: 49297 - Mozilla Firefox <37 Remote Code Execution and DoS when Rendering 2D Content in OMTC, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/01/2015 13:19
Updated: 05/02/2022 08:42
Changes: 04/01/2015 13:19 (79), 06/24/2017 09:28 (8), 05/02/2022 08:38 (3), 05/02/2022 08:42 (1)
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