Mozilla Firefox up to 51.x SVG Filter Color memory corruption

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Summary
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 51.x. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component SVG Filter Color Handler. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2017-5412. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 51.x (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component SVG Filter Color Handler. 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:
A buffer overflow read during SVG filter color value operations, resulting in data exposure. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 52 and Thunderbird < 52.
The bug was discovered 03/07/2017. The weakness was published 03/07/2017 by Abdulrahman Alqabandi (Alex) as MFSA 2017-05 as confirmed security advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at mozilla.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-5412 since 01/13/2017. 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 97639 (Mozilla Firefox < 52.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370325 (Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities (MFSA2017-05,MFSA2017-06)).
Upgrading to version 52 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 (97639), SecurityFocus (BID 96692†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1037966†). Similar entries are available at VDB-97756, VDB-97757, VDB-97758 and VDB-97759. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.
Product
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.mozilla.org/
- Product: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.9VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7
VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 97639
Nessus Name: Mozilla Firefox < 52.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 802170
OpenVAS Name: Mozilla Firefox Security Updates(mfsa_2017-05_2017-07)-Windows
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Firefox 52
Timeline
01/13/2017 🔍03/07/2017 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgProduct: mozilla.org
Advisory: MFSA 2017-05
Researcher: Abdulrahman Alqabandi (Alex)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-5412 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-5412
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-97775
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SecurityFocus: 96692 - Mozilla Firefox MFSA 2017-05 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-5412 - Mozilla - Firefox - Buffer Overflow Issue
SecurityTracker: 1037966
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Entry
Created: 03/10/2017 08:14Updated: 08/18/2020 14:57
Changes: 03/10/2017 08:14 (82), 08/18/2020 14:57 (8)
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