Mozilla Firefox up to 48 Canvas ComputeSourceNeededRegions memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 48. It has been rated as critical. This vulnerability affects the function mozilla::gfx::FilterSupport::ComputeSourceNeededRegions of the component Canvas Handler. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-5275. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 48 (Web Browser). This affects the function mozilla::gfx::FilterSupport::ComputeSourceNeededRegions of the component Canvas Handler. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in the mozilla::gfx::FilterSupport::ComputeSourceNeededRegions function in Mozilla Firefox before 49.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging improper interaction between empty filters and CANVAS element rendering.

The weakness was published 09/22/2016 as MFSA2016-85 as not defined advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-5275. 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. Technical details of the vulnerability 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 196583 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Firefox Vulnerabilities (USN-3076-1)).

Upgrading to version 49.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (93732) and SecurityFocus (BID 93052†). Similar entries are available at VDB-91866, VDB-91868, VDB-91869 and VDB-91870. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: 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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06/03/2016 🔍
09/22/2016 +111 days 🔍
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09/20/2022 +2188 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA2016-85
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2016-5275 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-5275
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-91875
SecurityFocus: 93052
SecurityTracker: 1036852

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/23/2016 09:24
Updated: 09/20/2022 08:18
Changes: 09/23/2016 09:24 (43), 01/31/2018 09:56 (20), 09/20/2022 08:18 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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