Mozilla Firefox 45 ServiceWorkerManager race condition

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox 45. It has been rated as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component ServiceWorkerManager. Performing a manipulation results in race condition. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2016-2812. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Mozilla Firefox 45 (Web Browser). This affects an unknown function of the component ServiceWorkerManager. 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 released 04/26/2016 as MFSA 2016-42 as confirmed security advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-2812 since 03/01/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 91255 (Ubuntu 12.04 LTS / 14.04 LTS / 15.10 / 16.04 LTS : firefox regression (USN-2936-3)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 196461 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Firefox Vulnerabilities (USN-2936-1)).

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 (112654) and Tenable (91255). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-82967, VDB-82968, VDB-82970 and VDB-82976. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Race condition
CWE: CWE-362
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Nessus ID: 91255
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS / 14.04 LTS / 15.10 / 16.04 LTS : firefox regression (USN-2936-3)
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OpenVAS ID: 862675
OpenVAS Name: Mozilla Firefox Security Updates( mfsa_2016-39_2016-48 )-Windows
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Recommended: Upgrade
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04/26/2016 +56 days 🔍
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04/28/2016 +2 days 🔍
04/30/2016 +2 days 🔍
05/19/2016 +18 days 🔍
07/27/2022 +2260 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA 2016-42
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-2812 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-2812
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-82971
X-Force: 112654 - Mozilla Firefox ServiceWorkerManager buffer overflow
SecurityTracker: 1035692

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/28/2016 10:43
Updated: 07/27/2022 09:00
Changes: 04/28/2016 10:43 (62), 10/29/2018 06:09 (15), 07/27/2022 09:00 (5)
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Cache ID: 216:B3D:103

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