Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird up to 20.0/17.0.5 User Input Sanitizer _cairo_xlib_surface_add_glyph memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird up to 20.0/17.0.5. This issue affects the function _cairo_xlib_surface_add_glyph of the component User Input Sanitizer. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-0801. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird up to 20.0/17.0.5 (Web Browser). Affected is the function _cairo_xlib_surface_add_glyph of the component User Input Sanitizer. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 21.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.6, Thunderbird before 17.0.6, and Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.6 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.

The weakness was published 05/14/2013 by Christoph Diehl, Christian Holler, Jesse Ruderman, Timothy Nikkel and Jeff Walden as MFSA 2013-41 as not defined advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at mozilla.org. The public release has been coordinated with the vendor. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2013-0801 since 01/02/2013. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 75014 (openSUSE Security Update : xulrunner (openSUSE-SU-2013:0929-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 121179 (Red Hat Update for Xulrunner Firefox (RHSA-2013:0820)).

Upgrading to version 21.0 or 17.0.6 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 (75014), SecurityFocus (BID 59855†), OSVDB (93429†), Secunia (SA53400†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-39640†). Further details are available at scmagazine.com. Similar entries are available at VDB-8753, VDB-8754, VDB-8755 and VDB-8756. 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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Nessus ID: 75014
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : xulrunner (openSUSE-SU-2013:0929-1)
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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 21.0/17.0.6

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA 2013-41
Researcher: Christoph Diehl, Christian Holler, Jesse Ruderman, Timothy Nikkel, Jeff Walden
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2013-0801 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-0801
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-8760

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SecurityFocus: 59855 - Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird CVE-2013-0801 Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 53400 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 93429
Vulnerability Center: 39640 - Mozilla Firefox Before 21.0 and Firefox ESR Before 17.0.6, Thunderbird and Thunderbird ESR Before 17.0.6 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2013-0801), Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/16/2013 17:02
Updated: 05/11/2021 15:26
Changes: 05/16/2013 17:02 (85), 01/31/2018 09:55 (2), 05/11/2021 15:26 (2)
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