Mozilla Firefox up to 18.0.2 GIF Image memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 18.0.2. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component GIF Image Handler. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-0772. Furthermore, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 18.0.2 (Web Browser). Affected is an unknown function of the component GIF Image Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

The RasterImage::DrawFrameTo function in Mozilla Firefox before 19.0, Thunderbird before 17.0.3, and SeaMonkey before 2.16 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted GIF image.

The weakness was published 02/19/2013 by Atte Kettunen (Inferno) with Oulu University Secure Programming Group as MFSA 2013-22 as confirmed advisory (Mozilla Blog). The advisory is available at mozilla.org. The public release has been coordinated with the vendor. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2013-0772 since 01/02/2013. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 71368 (Oracle Linux 6 : thunderbird (ELSA-2013-1823)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 156749 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for Thunderbird (ELSA-2013-1823)).

Upgrading to version 19.0 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 Tenable (71368), SecurityFocus (BID 58034†), OSVDB (90427†), Secunia (SA52240†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1028162†). Similar entries are available at VDB-7761, VDB-7762, VDB-7763 and VDB-7764. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Access: Private
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 71368
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 6 : thunderbird (ELSA-2013-1823)
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OpenVAS ID: 803423
OpenVAS Name: Mozilla Firefox ESR Multiple Vulnerabilities -01 Feb13 (Mac OS X)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 19.0

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA 2013-22
Researcher: Atte Kettunen (Inferno)
Organization: Oulu University Secure Programming Group
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-0772 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-0772
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-7770

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SecurityFocus: 58034 - Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey CVE-2013-0772 Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability
Secunia: 52240 - Ubuntu update for firefox, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 90427
SecurityTracker: 1028162 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information
Vulnerability Center: 38484 - Mozilla Web Browsers Remote Sensitive Information Leakage or DoS via a Crafted GIF - CVE-2013-0772, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/21/2013 15:36
Updated: 05/05/2021 12:11
Changes: 02/21/2013 15:36 (88), 04/24/2017 20:01 (5), 05/05/2021 12:11 (3)
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