Mozilla Firefox up to 40 IndexedDB NotifyFeatures race condition

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Mozilla Firefox up to 40. This affects the function WorkerPrivate::NotifyFeatures of the component IndexedDB Handler. This manipulation causes race condition. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-4510. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 40 (Web Browser). Affected by this vulnerability is the function WorkerPrivate::NotifyFeatures of the component IndexedDB Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-362. The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Race condition in the WorkerPrivate::NotifyFeatures function in Mozilla Firefox before 41.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (use-after-free and application crash) by leveraging improper interaction between shared workers and the IndexedDB implementation.

The weakness was released 09/24/2015 by Francisco Alonso (Felix) with NowSecure (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-4510 since 06/10/2015. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 86079 (FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (2d56c7f4-b354-428f-8f48-38150c607a05)), 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 168108 (OpenSuSE Security Update for MozillaFirefox (openSUSE-SU-2015:1658-1)).

Upgrading to version 41.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (106635), Tenable (86079), SecurityFocus (BID 76815†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-52928†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-78020, VDB-78022, VDB-78023 and VDB-78024. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Race condition
CWE: CWE-362
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Nessus ID: 86079
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (2d56c7f4-b354-428f-8f48-38150c607a05)
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OpenVAS ID: 80056
OpenVAS Name: Oracle Linux Local Check: ELSA-2015-1834
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 41.0

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: USN-2743-1
Researcher: Francisco Alonso (Felix)
Organization: NowSecure
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-4510 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-4510
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-78031
X-Force: 106635 - Mozilla Firefox WorkerPrivate code execution
SecurityFocus: 76815 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1033640
Vulnerability Center: 52928 - Mozilla Firefox before 41 Remote DoS due to a Race Condition, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/25/2015 17:57
Updated: 06/19/2022 01:42
Changes: 09/25/2015 17:57 (61), 01/03/2018 09:51 (17), 06/19/2022 01:36 (4), 06/19/2022 01:42 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:431:103

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