Mozilla Firefox 41 Browser Engine memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Mozilla Firefox 41. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Browser Engine. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2015-4514. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox 41 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Browser Engine. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 42.0 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 11/03/2015 by Michal Bentkowski (Arai) with Dell as MFSA 2015-11 as confirmed security advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at mozilla.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-4514 since 06/10/2015. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/23/2024).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 86955 (FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (9d04936c-75f1-4a2c-9ade-4c1708be5df9)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 168265 (OpenSuSE Security Update for MozillaThunderbird (openSUSE-SU-2015:2229-1)).

Upgrading 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 (107790), Tenable (86955), SecurityFocus (BID 77411†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-54166†). Similar entries are available at VDB-69222, VDB-69223, VDB-78498 and VDB-79024. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 86955
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (9d04936c-75f1-4a2c-9ade-4c1708be5df9)
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OpenVAS ID: 803059
OpenVAS Name: Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities - Nov15 (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA 2015-11
Researcher: Michal Bentkowski (Arai)
Organization: Dell
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-4514 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-4514
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-79025
X-Force: 107790 - Mozilla Firefox browser engine code execution
SecurityFocus: 77411 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1034069
Vulnerability Center: 54166 - Mozilla Firefox before 42 Remote DoS due to Memory Corruption - CVE-2015-4514, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/04/2015 11:09
Updated: 10/23/2024 00:22
Changes: 11/04/2015 11:09 (58), 03/10/2018 11:45 (24), 06/26/2022 09:00 (2), 10/23/2024 00:22 (15)
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Cache ID: 216:BD2:103

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