Mozilla Firefox up to 38.x YCbCr ToDataSourceSurface code

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 38.x. It has been declared as critical. The impacted element is the function YCbCrImageDataDeserializer::ToDataSourceSurface of the component YCbCr Handler. Such manipulation leads to Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-2738. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 38.x (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function YCbCrImageDataDeserializer::ToDataSourceSurface of the component YCbCr Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-17. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The YCbCrImageDataDeserializer::ToDataSourceSurface function in the YCbCr implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 39.0, Firefox ESR 31.x before 31.8 and 38.x before 38.1, and Thunderbird before 38.1 reads data from uninitialized memory locations, which has unspecified impact and attack vectors.

The weakness was disclosed 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-2015-2738 since 03/25/2015. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is 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 X-Force (104392), Tenable (84550), SecurityFocus (BID 75541†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-50990†). The entries VDB-76277, VDB-76278, VDB-76279 and VDB-76280 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Code
CWE: CWE-17
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Nessus ID: 84550
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 / 6 / 7 : firefox (CESA-2015:1207)
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OpenVAS ID: 703300
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3300-1 (iceweasel - security update)
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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: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-2738 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-2738
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-76292

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X-Force: 104392 - Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird YCbCrImageDataDeserializer::ToDataSourceSurface code execution
SecurityFocus: 75541 - Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1032783
Vulnerability Center: 50990 - Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR and Thunderbird Remote Unspecified Vulnerability - CVE-2015-2738, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/06/2015 10:18
Updated: 10/22/2024 21:27
Changes: 07/06/2015 10:18 (66), 07/03/2017 09:00 (14), 05/23/2022 13:06 (3), 05/23/2022 13:11 (1), 05/23/2022 13:16 (2), 10/22/2024 21:27 (16)
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