Mozilla Firefox 41 Accessibility Tools NSAccessibilityIndexAttribute code

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox 41. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Accessibility Tools. Performing a manipulation of the argument NSAccessibilityIndexAttribute results in denial of service. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-7192. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox 41 (Web Browser). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code block of the component Accessibility Tools. The manipulation of the argument NSAccessibilityIndexAttribute with an unknown input leads to a code vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-17. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 11/03/2015 by Muneaki Nishimura with Brown as MFSA 2015-12 as confirmed security advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-7192 since 09/16/2015. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

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 168223 (OpenSuSE Security Update for MozillaFirefox, mozilla-nspr, (openSUSE-SU-2015:1942-1)).

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 (107805), Tenable (86955), SecurityFocus (BID 77412†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-54169†). Similar entries are available at VDB-69224, VDB-79025, VDB-79026 and VDB-79027. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Code
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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 (Mac OS X)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA 2015-12
Researcher: Muneaki Nishimura
Organization: Brown
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-7192 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-7192
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-79035
X-Force: 107805 - Mozilla Firefox accessibility tools denial of service
SecurityFocus: 77412 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1034069
Vulnerability Center: 54169 - Mozilla Firefox before 42 Remote DoS or Code Execution due to a Flaw in the Accessibility Tools - CVE-2015-7192, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/05/2015 10:17
Updated: 06/26/2022 09:20
Changes: 11/05/2015 10:17 (58), 03/10/2018 11:55 (23), 06/26/2022 09:20 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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