Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird up to 20.0/17.0.5 RemoveScriptBlocker memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird up to 20.0/17.0.5. This impacts the function nsContentUtils::RemoveScriptBlocker. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2013-1678. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird up to 20.0/17.0.5 (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function nsContentUtils::RemoveScriptBlocker. 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. The summary by CVE is:

The _cairo_xlib_surface_add_glyph function 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 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (invalid write operation) via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was published 05/14/2013 by Abhishek Arya (Inferno) with Google Chrome Security as MFSA 2013-48 as not defined advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at mozilla.org. The public release has been coordinated with Mozilla. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-1678 since 02/13/2013. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 66429 (CentOS 5 / 6 : firefox (CESA-2013:0820)), 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 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 X-Force (84262), Tenable (66429), SecurityFocus (BID 59864†), OSVDB (93434†) and Secunia (SA53400†). scmagazine.com is providing further details. Similar entries are available at VDB-8753, VDB-8754, VDB-8755 and VDB-8756. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 66429
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 / 6 : firefox (CESA-2013:0820)
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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 2013-48
Researcher: Abhishek Arya (Inferno)
Organization: Google Chrome Security
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2013-1678 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-1678
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-8765

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X-Force: 84262
SecurityFocus: 59864 - Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird CVE-2013-1678 Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 53400 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 93434
Vulnerability Center: 39651 - 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-2013-1678), Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/16/2013 17:36
Updated: 05/11/2021 15:57
Changes: 05/16/2013 17:36 (86), 01/31/2018 09:53 (3), 05/11/2021 15:57 (2)
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