Mozilla Firefox up to 19.0.1 HTML Editor nsEditor.cpp document.execCommand resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 19.0.1. This affects the function document.execCommand in the library editor/libeditor/base/nsEditor.cpp of the component HTML Editor. The manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2013-0787. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 19.0.1 (Web Browser). This issue affects the function document.execCommand in the library editor/libeditor/base/nsEditor.cpp of the component HTML Editor. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Use-after-free vulnerability in the nsEditor::IsPreformatted function in editor/libeditor/base/nsEditor.cpp in Mozilla Firefox before 19.0.2, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.4, Thunderbird before 17.0.4, Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.4, and SeaMonkey before 2.16.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving an execCommand call.

The bug was discovered 02/26/2013. The weakness was published 03/07/2013 with VUPEN Security as 2013-29 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at mozilla.org. The public release has been coordinated with Mozilla. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-0787 since 01/02/2013. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details as well as a private exploit are known.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 9 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 74925 (openSUSE Security Update : xulrunner (openSUSE-SU-2013:0466-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165767 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for Mozilla Firefox (SUSE-SU-2013:0471-1)).

Upgrading to version 19.0.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 12852.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (81800), Tenable (74925), SecurityFocus (BID 57708†), OSVDB (90928†) and Secunia (SA52294†). h30499.www3.hp.com is providing further details. Similar entries are available at VDB-7284, VDB-7285, VDB-7286 and VDB-7292. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Access: Private
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 74925
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : xulrunner (openSUSE-SU-2013:0466-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 892699
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2699-1 (iceweasel - several vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 19.0.2
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Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: 2013-29
Organization: VUPEN Security
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-0787 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-0787
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-7895

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X-Force: 81800 - Oracle Java Runtime Environment CVE-2013-0438 information disclosure, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 57708 - Oracle Java SE CVE-2013-0438 Remote Java Runtime Environment Vulnerability
Secunia: 52294 - Red Hat update for xulrunner, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 90928
SecurityTracker: 1028259 - Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free in HTML Editor Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 38663 - Mozilla Firefox Thunderbird and SeaMonkey Remote Arbitrary Code Execution - CVE-2013-0787, Critical

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

Created: 03/08/2013 11:12
Updated: 05/05/2021 19:20
Changes: 03/08/2013 11:12 (95), 01/31/2018 09:54 (6), 05/05/2021 19:20 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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