Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird up to 19.0.2 on Linux WebGL renderer within Mesa memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird up to 19.0.2 on Linux. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component WebGL renderer within Mesa. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2013-0796. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird up to 19.0.2 on Linux (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component WebGL renderer within Mesa. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The WebGL subsystem in Mozilla Firefox before 20.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.5, Thunderbird before 17.0.5, Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.5, and SeaMonkey before 2.17 on Linux does not properly interact with Mesa drivers, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (free of unallocated memory) via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was shared 04/02/2013 by Shuichiro Suzuki (miaubiz) with Oracle as MFSA2013-35 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at mozilla.org. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2013-0796 since 01/02/2013. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 65770 (CentOS 5 / 6 : firefox / xulrunner (CESA-2013:0696)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 121048 (Red Hat Update for Xulrunner Firefox (RHSA-2013:0696)).

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 X-Force (81800), Tenable (65770), SecurityFocus (BID 57708†), OSVDB (91879†) and Secunia (SA52293†). The entries VDB-7284, VDB-7285, VDB-7286 and VDB-7292 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: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 65770
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 / 6 : firefox / xulrunner (CESA-2013:0696)
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OpenVAS ID: 892699
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2699-1 (iceweasel - several vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox/Thunderbird 20.0

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA2013-35
Researcher: Shuichiro Suzuki (miaubiz)
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-0796 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-0796
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-8144

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X-Force: 81800 - Oracle Java Runtime Environment CVE-2013-0438 information disclosure, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 57708 - Oracle Java SE CVE-2013-0438 Remote Java Runtime Environment Vulnerability
Secunia: 52293 - Mozilla Firefox / Thunderbird / SeaMonkey Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 91879
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: 39000 - Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird and SeaMonkey WebGL Memory Allocation Allows Remote DoS - CVE-2013-0796, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/04/2013 12:17
Updated: 01/31/2018 09:54
Changes: 04/04/2013 12:17 (94), 01/31/2018 09:54 (1)
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Committer: olku
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