Mozilla Firefox 41 JPEGEncoder memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Mozilla Firefox 41. This affects the function JPEGEncoder. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2015-7189. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Mozilla Firefox 41 (Web Browser). Affected is the function JPEGEncoder. 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, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 11/03/2015 as MFSA 2015-12 as confirmed security advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-7189 since 09/16/2015. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 86726 (CentOS 5 / 6 / 7 : firefox (CESA-2015:1982)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 124474 (CentOS Security Update for thunderbird (CESA-2015:2519)).

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 (107797), Tenable (86726), SecurityFocus (BID 77411†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-54179†). The entries VDB-69224, VDB-79024, VDB-79025 and VDB-79029 are pretty similar. 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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Nessus ID: 86726
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 / 6 / 7 : firefox (CESA-2015:1982)
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OpenVAS ID: 703393
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3393-1 (iceweasel - security update)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA 2015-12
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-7189 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-7189
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-79032

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X-Force: 107797 - Mozilla Firefox JPEGEncoder buffer overflow
SecurityFocus: 77411
SecurityTracker: 1034069
Vulnerability Center: 54179 - Mozilla Firefox before 42 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.4 Remote DoS Vulnerability - CVE-2015-7189, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/04/2015 11:11
Updated: 10/23/2024 00:48
Changes: 11/04/2015 11:11 (75), 03/10/2018 12:02 (1), 06/26/2022 09:13 (4), 10/23/2024 00:48 (15)
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