Mozilla Firefox up to 48 CSP Referrer Directive IsValidReferrerPolicy out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Mozilla Firefox up to 48. Impacted is the function mozilla::net::IsValidReferrerPolicy of the component CSP Referrer Directive Handler. The manipulation results in out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2016-2827. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 48 (Web Browser). Affected is the function mozilla::net::IsValidReferrerPolicy of the component CSP Referrer Directive Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

The mozilla::net::IsValidReferrerPolicy function in Mozilla Firefox before 49.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a Content Security Policy (CSP) referrer directive with zero values.

The weakness was released 09/22/2016 as MFSA2016-85 as not defined advisory (Website). The advisory is available at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-2827. 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. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 93732 (openSUSE Security Update : MozillaFirefox / mozilla-nss (openSUSE-2016-1128)), 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 370141 (Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities (MFSA 2016-85 to MFSA 2016-86)).

Upgrading to version 49.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (93732) and SecurityFocus (BID 93052†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-91868, VDB-91869, VDB-91870 and VDB-91871. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 93732
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : MozillaFirefox / mozilla-nss (openSUSE-2016-1128)
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OpenVAS ID: 831034
OpenVAS Name: Mozilla Firefox Security Updates( mfsa_2016-85_2016-86 )-MAC OS X
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 49.0

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03/01/2016 🔍
09/22/2016 +205 days 🔍
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09/23/2016 +1 days 🔍
09/19/2022 +2187 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA2016-85
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2016-2827 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-2827
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-91866
SecurityFocus: 93052
SecurityTracker: 1036852

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/23/2016 09:23
Updated: 09/19/2022 19:12
Changes: 09/23/2016 09:23 (43), 01/31/2018 09:56 (20), 09/19/2022 19:04 (4), 09/19/2022 19:12 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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