Mozilla Firefox 37.x memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Mozilla Firefox 37.x. This issue affects some unknown processing. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2015-2709. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Mozilla Firefox 37.x (Web Browser) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 38.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.

The weakness was presented 05/12/2015 by Gary Kwong, Andrew McCreight, Christian Holler, Jesse Ruderman, Mats Palmgren, Jon Coppeard and Milan Sreckovic as MFSA 2015-46 as confirmed security advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-2709 since 03/25/2015. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 83389 (FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (d9b43004-f5fd-4807-b1d7-dbf66455b244)), 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 167833 (OpenSuSE Security Update for MozillaFirefox (openSUSE-SU-2015:0934-1)).

Upgrading to version 38 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 (103207), Tenable (83389), SecurityFocus (BID 74615†), SecurityTracker (ID 1032301†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-50183†). Additional details are provided at bugzilla.mozilla.org. See VDB-75342, VDB-75344, VDB-75345 and VDB-75346 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Mozilla Firefox 37.x
  • Mozilla Firefox ESR 31.6
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 31.6

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 83389
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (d9b43004-f5fd-4807-b1d7-dbf66455b244)
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OpenVAS ID: 803605
OpenVAS Name: Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 May15 (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 38

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA 2015-46
Researcher: Gary Kwong, Andrew McCreight, Christian Holler, Jesse Ruderman, Mats Palmgren, Jon Coppeard, Milan Sreckovic
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-2709 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-2709
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-75343
X-Force: 103207 - Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird code execution
SecurityFocus: 74615 - Mozilla Firefox Firefox ESR and Thunderbird Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1032301 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information and Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
Vulnerability Center: 50183 - Mozilla Firefox <38.0 Remote DoS or Code Execution due to Memory Corruption - CVE-2015-2709, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/13/2015 12:38
Updated: 05/17/2022 09:52
Changes: 05/13/2015 12:38 (76), 06/28/2017 17:00 (8), 05/17/2022 09:52 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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