Mozilla Firefox 44 Block-Level Statics race condition

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox 44. It has been declared as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component Block-Level Statics. The manipulation results in race condition. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2016-1975. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Mozilla Firefox 44 (Web Browser). Affected is some unknown processing of the component Block-Level Statics. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-362. The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 03/08/2016 by Ronald Crane as MFSA 2016-32 as confirmed security advisory (Website). The advisory is available at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-1975 since 01/20/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 89765 (FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (2225c5b4-1e5a-44fc-9920-b3201c384a15)), 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 124781 (Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities (MFSA 2016-16 to MFSA 2016-38)).

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 (111355), Tenable (89765), SecurityFocus (BID 84220†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-57163†). The entries VDB-81202, VDB-81204, VDB-81205 and VDB-81208 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Race condition
CWE: CWE-362
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Nessus ID: 89765
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (2225c5b4-1e5a-44fc-9920-b3201c384a15)
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OpenVAS ID: 802891
OpenVAS Name: Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities - Mar16 (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA 2016-32
Researcher: Ronald Crane
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-1975 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-1975
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-81234
X-Force: 111355 - Mozilla Firefox block-level statics code execution
SecurityFocus: 84220 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1035215
Vulnerability Center: 57163 - Mozilla Firefox <45 on Windows Remote DoS in Block-Level Statics in WebRTC and LibVPX - CVE-2016-1975, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/09/2016 10:21
Updated: 10/11/2024 13:41
Changes: 03/09/2016 10:21 (67), 09/02/2018 10:36 (19), 07/09/2022 14:22 (5), 10/11/2024 13:41 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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