Mozilla Firefox 39 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Mozilla Firefox 39. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2015-4474. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox 39 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function. 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 40.0 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 published 08/11/2015 by Tyson Smith, Bobby Holley, Chris Coulson, Byron Campen and Eric Rahm as MFSA 2015-79 as confirmed security advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at mozilla.org. The public release has been coordinated with the vendor. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-4474 since 06/10/2015. The exploitation is known to be easy. 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 current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 06/07/2022).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 85338 (FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (c66a5632-708a-4727-8236-d65b2d5b2739)), 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 168015 (OpenSuSE Security Update for MozillaFirefox (openSUSE-SU-2015:1389-1)).

Upgrading to version 40 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 (105488), Tenable (85338), SecurityFocus (BID 76302†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-51892†). bugzilla.mozilla.org is providing further details. Similar entries are available at VDB-76999, VDB-77073, VDB-77076 and VDB-77093. 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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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 85338
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (c66a5632-708a-4727-8236-d65b2d5b2739)
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OpenVAS ID: 803463
OpenVAS Name: Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities - Aug15 (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 40

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA 2015-79
Researcher: Tyson Smith, Bobby Holley, Chris Coulson, Byron Campen, Eric Rahm
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-4474 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-4474
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-77000
X-Force: 105488 - Mozilla Firefox code execution
SecurityFocus: 76302
SecurityTracker: 1033247
Vulnerability Center: 51892 - Mozilla Firefox <40 Remote Code Execution due to Memory Safety Hazards, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/12/2015 11:43
Updated: 06/07/2022 23:20
Changes: 08/12/2015 11:43 (71), 10/05/2017 18:20 (5), 06/07/2022 23:07 (2), 06/07/2022 23:20 (1)
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