Mozilla Firefox up to 20.0.1 SetOffsets resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 20.0.1. The impacted element is the function SetOffsets. The manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2013-1674. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 20.0.1 (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function SetOffsets. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Use-after-free vulnerability 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 via vectors involving an onresize event during the playing of a video.

The weakness was released 05/23/2013 by Christian Holler (Cody Crews) with Google Chrome Security Team as 53540 as not defined advisory (Secunia). It is possible to read the advisory at secunia.com. The public release was coordinated with Mozilla. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-1674 since 02/13/2013. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

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 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (84258), Tenable (66429), SecurityFocus (BID 59852†), OSVDB (94085†) and Secunia (SA53540†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-8753, VDB-8754, VDB-8755 and VDB-8758. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

VulDB Base Score: 7.5
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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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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 21.0

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05/14/2021 +2894 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: 53540⛔
Researcher: Christian Holler (Cody Crews)
Organization: Google Chrome Security Team
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2013-1674 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-1674
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-9071

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X-Force: 84258
SecurityFocus: 59852 - RETIRED: Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird MFSA 2013-41 through -48 Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 53540 - Pale Moon Multiple Use-After-Free Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 94085
Vulnerability Center: 39647 - Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird Remote Code Execution due to an Error When Resizing Video While Playing, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/11/2013 16:33
Updated: 05/14/2021 14:30
Changes: 06/11/2013 16:33 (81), 04/30/2017 10:36 (6), 05/14/2021 14:30 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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