Mozilla Firefox up to 38.x Browser Engine memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Mozilla Firefox up to 38.x. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Browser Engine. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2015-2725. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 38.x (Web Browser) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component Browser Engine. 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:

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 39.0, Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.1, and Thunderbird before 38.1 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 published 07/06/2015 by Karthikeyan Bhargavan (Paul) with Mozilla Developers (Website). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-2725 since 03/25/2015. 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 84550 (CentOS 5 / 6 / 7 : firefox (CESA-2015:1207)), 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 123836 (CentOS Security Update for thunderbird (CESA-2015:1455)).

Upgrading to version 39.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (84550), SecurityFocus (BID 75541†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-51005†). Similar entries are available at VDB-76277, VDB-76278, VDB-76279 and VDB-76281. 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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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 84550
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 / 6 / 7 : firefox (CESA-2015:1207)
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OpenVAS ID: 80056
OpenVAS Name: Oracle Linux Local Check: ELSA-2015-1455
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 39.0

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: RHSA-2015:1207
Researcher: Karthikeyan Bhargavan (Paul)
Organization: Mozilla Developers
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2015-2725 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-2725
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-76280
SecurityFocus: 75541 - Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1032783
Vulnerability Center: 51005 - Mozilla Firefox Remote Unspecified Vulnerability - CVE-2015-2725, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/06/2015 10:17
Updated: 10/22/2024 20:17
Changes: 07/06/2015 10:17 (57), 07/03/2017 09:03 (17), 05/23/2022 09:35 (4), 05/23/2022 09:39 (1), 05/23/2022 09:41 (2), 10/22/2024 20:17 (15)
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