Mozilla Firefox 19.0/19.0.1/19.0.2 Browser Engine HoldJSObjects memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox 19.0/19.0.1/19.0.2. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function nsContentUtils::HoldJSObjects of the component Browser Engine. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2013-0789. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Mozilla Firefox 19.0/19.0.1/19.0.2 (Web Browser) and classified as very critical. This vulnerability affects the function nsContentUtils::HoldJSObjects of the component Browser Engine. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 20.0 and SeaMonkey before 2.17 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the nsContentUtils::HoldJSObjects function and the nsAutoPtr class, and other vectors.

The weakness was published 04/02/2013 by Andrew McCreight, Randell Jesup, Gary Kwong, Jesse Ruderman, Christian Holler and Mats Palmgren (Cody Crews) with Dell as MFSA2013-30 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at mozilla.org. The public release has been coordinated with the vendor. This vulnerability was named CVE-2013-0789 since 01/02/2013. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 01/31/2018).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 65847 (FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (94976433-9c74-11e2-a9fc-d43d7e0c7c02)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 166434 (OpenSuSE Security Update for seamonkey (openSUSE-SU-2013:1180-1)).

Upgrading to version 20.0 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 (65847), SecurityFocus (BID 58818†), OSVDB (91875†), Secunia (SA52293†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1028379†). Similar entries are available at VDB-8139, VDB-8141, VDB-8142 and VDB-8143. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 65847
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (94976433-9c74-11e2-a9fc-d43d7e0c7c02)
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OpenVAS ID: 803464
OpenVAS Name: Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities -01 Apr13 (Mac OS X)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 20.0

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA2013-30
Researcher: Andrew McCreight, Randell Jesup, Gary Kwong, Jesse Ruderman, Christian Holler, Mats Palmgren (Cody Crews)
Organization: Dell
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CVE: CVE-2013-0789 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-0789
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-8140

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SecurityFocus: 58818 - RETIRED: Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey MFSA 2013-30 through -40 Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 52293 - Mozilla Firefox / Thunderbird / SeaMonkey Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 91875
SecurityTracker: 1028379 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Deny Service, and Conduct Phishing and Cross-Site Scripting Attacks and Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
Vulnerability Center: 38996 - Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird and SeaMonkey Browser Engine Memory Corruption - CVE-2013-0789, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/04/2013 11:43
Updated: 01/31/2018 09:54
Changes: 04/04/2013 11:43 (85), 01/31/2018 09:54 (6)
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Committer: olku
Cache ID: 216::103

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