Mozilla Firefox up to 42 WebRTC use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 42. This affects an unknown function of the component WebRTC. The manipulation results in use after free. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2015-7210. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 42 (Web Browser). Affected is an unknown part of the component WebRTC. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Use-after-free vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox before 43.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by triggering attempted use of a data channel that has been closed by a WebRTC function.

The weakness was shared 12/16/2015 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-7210 since 09/16/2015. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 87425 (CentOS 5 / 6 / 7 : firefox (CESA-2015:2657)), 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 168484 (OpenSuSE Security Update for seamonkey (openSUSE-SU-2016:0307-1)).

Upgrading to version 43.0 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 Tenable (87425), SecurityFocus (BID 79283†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-55293†). The entries VDB-79804, VDB-79805, VDB-79806 and VDB-79809 are related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 87425
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 / 6 / 7 : firefox (CESA-2015:2657)
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OpenVAS ID: 703422
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3422-1 (iceweasel - security update)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 43.0

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: RHSA-2015:2657
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2015-7210 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-7210
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-79824

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SecurityFocus: 79283
SecurityTracker: 1034426
Vulnerability Center: 55293 - Mozilla Firefox <43 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.5 Remote DoS or Code Execution in WebRTC - CVE-2015-7210, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/17/2015 09:27
Updated: 10/23/2024 01:14
Changes: 12/17/2015 09:27 (63), 05/15/2018 09:10 (10), 07/01/2022 09:21 (4), 07/01/2022 09:25 (1), 07/01/2022 09:28 (1), 10/23/2024 01:14 (15)
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