Mozilla Firefox up to 51.x HTTP Digest Authorization Response out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 51.x. This affects an unknown function of the component HTTP Digest Authorization Response Handler. The manipulation results in out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2017-5418. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 51.x (Web Browser). Affected is an unknown function of the component HTTP Digest Authorization Response 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 03/07/2017. The weakness was released 03/07/2017 by Abdulrahman Alqabandi (Alex) as MFSA 2017-05 as confirmed security advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-5418 since 01/13/2017. 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. There are neither technical details nor an exploit 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 170022 (OpenSUSE Security Update for MozillaThunderbird (openSUSE-SU-2017:1196-1)).

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†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-97756, VDB-97757, VDB-97758 and VDB-97759. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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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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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 52

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA 2017-05
Researcher: Abdulrahman Alqabandi (Alex)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-5418 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-5418
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-97776

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SecurityFocus: 96692 - Mozilla Firefox MFSA 2017-05 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-5418 - Mozilla - Firefox - Out-of-Bounds Read Issue
SecurityTracker: 1037966

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2017 08:14
Updated: 08/18/2020 15:06
Changes: 03/10/2017 08:14 (88), 08/18/2020 15:06 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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