Vulnerabilities > CVE-2014-1542 - Improper Restriction of Operations Within the Bounds of A Memory Buffer vulnerability in multiple products

047910
CVSS 6.8 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
MEDIUM
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL
Integrity impact
PARTIAL
Availability impact
PARTIAL
network
opensuse
opensuse-project
mozilla
oracle
CWE-119
nessus
NVD
Published: 2014-06-11
Updated: 2018-10-30

Summary

Buffer overflow in the Speex resampler in the Web Audio subsystem in Mozilla Firefox before 30.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to a crafted AudioBuffer channel count and sample rate.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
OS
Opensuse
1
OS
Opensuse_Project
1
OS
Oracle
1
Application
Mozilla
237

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables
    This attack pattern involves causing a buffer overflow through manipulation of environment variables. Once the attacker finds that they can modify an environment variable, they may try to overflow associated buffers. This attack leverages implicit trust often placed in environment variables.
  • Overflow Buffers
    Buffer Overflow attacks target improper or missing bounds checking on buffer operations, typically triggered by input injected by an attacker. As a consequence, an attacker is able to write past the boundaries of allocated buffer regions in memory, causing a program crash or potentially redirection of execution as per the attackers' choice.
  • Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow
    This type of attack exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in targeted client software through injection of malicious content from a custom-built hostile service.
  • Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow
    In this attack, the idea is to cause an active filter to fail by causing an oversized transaction. An attacker may try to feed overly long input strings to the program in an attempt to overwhelm the filter (by causing a buffer overflow) and hoping that the filter does not fail securely (i.e. the user input is let into the system unfiltered).
  • MIME Conversion
    An attacker exploits a weakness in the MIME conversion routine to cause a buffer overflow and gain control over the mail server machine. The MIME system is designed to allow various different information formats to be interpreted and sent via e-mail. Attack points exist when data are converted to MIME compatible format and back.

Nessus

  • NASL familyGentoo Local Security Checks
    NASL idGENTOO_GLSA-201504-01.NASL
    descriptionThe remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201504-01 (Mozilla Products: Multiple vulnerabilities) Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Firefox, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact : A remote attacker could entice a user to view a specially crafted web page or email, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code or a Denial of Service condition. Furthermore, a remote attacker may be able to perform Man-in-the-Middle attacks, obtain sensitive information, spoof the address bar, conduct clickjacking attacks, bypass security restrictions and protection mechanisms, or have other unspecified impact. Workaround : There are no known workarounds at this time.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id82632
    published2015-04-08
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2015-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/82632
    titleGLSA-201504-01 : Mozilla Products: Multiple vulnerabilities
    code
    #
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201504-01.
#
# The advisory text is Copyright (C) 2001-2019 Gentoo Foundation, Inc.
# and licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike 
# license. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(82632);
  script_version("1.7");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/12 17:35:38");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2013-1741", "CVE-2013-2566", "CVE-2013-5590", "CVE-2013-5591", "CVE-2013-5592", "CVE-2013-5593", "CVE-2013-5595", "CVE-2013-5596", "CVE-2013-5597", "CVE-2013-5598", "CVE-2013-5599", "CVE-2013-5600", "CVE-2013-5601", "CVE-2013-5602", "CVE-2013-5603", "CVE-2013-5604", "CVE-2013-5605", "CVE-2013-5606", "CVE-2013-5607", "CVE-2013-5609", "CVE-2013-5610", "CVE-2013-5612", "CVE-2013-5613", "CVE-2013-5614", "CVE-2013-5615", "CVE-2013-5616", "CVE-2013-5618", "CVE-2013-5619", "CVE-2013-6671", "CVE-2013-6672", "CVE-2013-6673", "CVE-2014-1477", "CVE-2014-1478", "CVE-2014-1479", "CVE-2014-1480", "CVE-2014-1481", "CVE-2014-1482", "CVE-2014-1483", "CVE-2014-1485", "CVE-2014-1486", "CVE-2014-1487", "CVE-2014-1488", "CVE-2014-1489", "CVE-2014-1490", "CVE-2014-1491", "CVE-2014-1492", "CVE-2014-1493", "CVE-2014-1494", "CVE-2014-1496", "CVE-2014-1497", "CVE-2014-1498", "CVE-2014-1499", "CVE-2014-1500", "CVE-2014-1502", "CVE-2014-1504", "CVE-2014-1505", "CVE-2014-1508", "CVE-2014-1509", "CVE-2014-1510", "CVE-2014-1511", "CVE-2014-1512", "CVE-2014-1513", "CVE-2014-1514", "CVE-2014-1518", "CVE-2014-1519", "CVE-2014-1520", "CVE-2014-1522", "CVE-2014-1523", "CVE-2014-1524", "CVE-2014-1525", "CVE-2014-1526", "CVE-2014-1529", "CVE-2014-1530", "CVE-2014-1531", "CVE-2014-1532", "CVE-2014-1533", "CVE-2014-1534", "CVE-2014-1536", "CVE-2014-1537", "CVE-2014-1538", "CVE-2014-1539", "CVE-2014-1540", "CVE-2014-1541", "CVE-2014-1542", "CVE-2014-1543", "CVE-2014-1544", "CVE-2014-1545", "CVE-2014-1547", "CVE-2014-1548", "CVE-2014-1549", "CVE-2014-1550", "CVE-2014-1551", "CVE-2014-1552", "CVE-2014-1553", "CVE-2014-1554", "CVE-2014-1555", "CVE-2014-1556", "CVE-2014-1557", "CVE-2014-1558", "CVE-2014-1559", "CVE-2014-1560", "CVE-2014-1561", "CVE-2014-1562", "CVE-2014-1563", "CVE-2014-1564", "CVE-2014-1565", "CVE-2014-1566", "CVE-2014-1567", "CVE-2014-1568", "CVE-2014-1574", "CVE-2014-1575", "CVE-2014-1576", "CVE-2014-1577", "CVE-2014-1578", "CVE-2014-1580", "CVE-2014-1581", "CVE-2014-1582", "CVE-2014-1583", "CVE-2014-1584", "CVE-2014-1585", "CVE-2014-1586", "CVE-2014-1587", "CVE-2014-1588", "CVE-2014-1589", "CVE-2014-1590", "CVE-2014-1591", "CVE-2014-1592", "CVE-2014-1593", "CVE-2014-1594", "CVE-2014-5369", "CVE-2014-8631", "CVE-2014-8632", "CVE-2014-8634", "CVE-2014-8635", "CVE-2014-8636", "CVE-2014-8637", "CVE-2014-8638", "CVE-2014-8639", "CVE-2014-8640", "CVE-2014-8641", "CVE-2014-8642", "CVE-2015-0817", "CVE-2015-0818", "CVE-2015-0819", "CVE-2015-0820", "CVE-2015-0821", "CVE-2015-0822", "CVE-2015-0823", "CVE-2015-0824", "CVE-2015-0825", "CVE-2015-0826", "CVE-2015-0827", "CVE-2015-0828", "CVE-2015-0829", "CVE-2015-0830", "CVE-2015-0831", "CVE-2015-0832", "CVE-2015-0833", "CVE-2015-0834", "CVE-2015-0835", "CVE-2015-0836");
  script_xref(name:"GLSA", value:"201504-01");

  script_name(english:"GLSA-201504-01 : Mozilla Products: Multiple vulnerabilities");
  script_summary(english:"Checks for updated package(s) in /var/db/pkg");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:
"The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related
patches."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201504-01
(Mozilla Products: Multiple vulnerabilities)

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Firefox, Thunderbird,
      and SeaMonkey. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for
      details.
  
Impact :

    A remote attacker could entice a user to view a specially crafted web
      page or email, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code or a
      Denial of Service condition. Furthermore, a remote attacker may be able
      to perform Man-in-the-Middle attacks, obtain sensitive information, spoof
      the address bar, conduct clickjacking attacks, bypass security
      restrictions and protection mechanisms,  or have other unspecified
      impact.
  
Workaround :

    There are no known workarounds at this time."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:
"All firefox users should upgrade to the latest version:
      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=www-client/firefox-31.5.3'
    All firefox-bin users should upgrade to the latest version:
      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=www-client/firefox-bin-31.5.3'
    All thunderbird users should upgrade to the latest version:
      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=mail-client/thunderbird-31.5.0'
    All thunderbird-bin users should upgrade to the latest version:
      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose
      '>=mail-client/thunderbird-bin-31.5.0'
    All seamonkey users should upgrade to the latest version:
      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=www-client/seamonkey-2.33.1'
    All seamonkey-bin users should upgrade to the latest version:
      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=www-client/seamonkey-bin-2.33.1'
    All nspr users should upgrade to the latest version:
      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-libs/nspr-4.10.6'"
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploited_by_malware", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'Firefox Proxy Prototype Privileged Javascript Injection');
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:firefox");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:firefox-bin");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:nspr");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:seamonkey");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:seamonkey-bin");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:thunderbird");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:thunderbird-bin");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:gentoo:linux");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2013/03/15");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2015/04/07");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2015/04/08");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2015-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"Gentoo Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Gentoo/release", "Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("qpkg.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Gentoo");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);


flag = 0;

if (qpkg_check(package:"dev-libs/nspr", unaffected:make_list("ge 4.10.6"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 4.10.6"))) flag++;
if (qpkg_check(package:"www-client/firefox-bin", unaffected:make_list("ge 31.5.3"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 31.5.3"))) flag++;
if (qpkg_check(package:"www-client/seamonkey", unaffected:make_list("ge 2.33.1"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 2.33.1"))) flag++;
if (qpkg_check(package:"www-client/seamonkey-bin", unaffected:make_list("ge 2.33.1"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 2.33.1"))) flag++;
if (qpkg_check(package:"mail-client/thunderbird-bin", unaffected:make_list("ge 31.5.0"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 31.5.0"))) flag++;
if (qpkg_check(package:"www-client/firefox", unaffected:make_list("ge 31.5.3"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 31.5.3"))) flag++;
if (qpkg_check(package:"mail-client/thunderbird", unaffected:make_list("ge 31.5.0"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 31.5.0"))) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:qpkg_report_get());
  else security_hole(0);
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = qpkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "Mozilla Products");
}
  • NASL familyUbuntu Local Security Checks
    NASL idUBUNTU_USN-2243-1.NASL
    descriptionGary Kwong, Christoph Diehl, Christian Holler, Hannes Verschore, Jan de Mooij, Ryan VanderMeulen, Jeff Walden, Kyle Huey, Jesse Ruderman, Gregor Wagner, Benoit Jacob and Karl Tomlinson discovered multiple memory safety issues in Firefox. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking Firefox. (CVE-2014-1533, CVE-2014-1534) Abhishek Arya discovered multiple use-after-free and out-of-bounds read issues in Firefox. An attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service via application crash or execute arbitrary code with the priviliges of the user invoking Firefox. (CVE-2014-1536, CVE-2014-1537, CVE-2014-1538) Tyson Smith and Jesse Schwartzentruber discovered a use-after-free in the event listener manager. An attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash or execute arbitrary code with the priviliges of the user invoking Firefox. (CVE-2014-1540) A use-after-free was discovered in the SMIL animation controller. An attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash or execute arbitrary code with the priviliges of the user invoking Firefox. (CVE-2014-1541) Holger Fuhrmannek discovered a buffer overflow in Web Audio. An attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash or execute arbitrary code with the priviliges of the user invoking Firefox. (CVE-2014-1542). Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id74493
    published2014-06-12
    reporterUbuntu Security Notice (C) 2014-2019 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2014-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/74493
    titleUbuntu 12.04 LTS / 13.10 / 14.04 LTS : firefox vulnerabilities (USN-2243-1)
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idOPENSUSE-2014-432.NASL
    descriptionmozilla-nspr was updated to version 4.10.6 to fix one security issue : - OOB write with sprintf and console functions (CVE-2014-1545) MozillaFirefox was updated to version 30.0 to fix eight security issues : - Miscellaneous memory safety hazards (CVE-2014-1533/CVE-2014-1534) - Use-after-free and out of bounds issues found using Address Sanitizer (CVE-2014-1536/CVE-2014-1537/CVE-2014-1538) - Use-after-free in Event Listener Manager (CVE-2014-1540) - Use-after-free with SMIL Animation Controller (CVE-2014-1541) - Buffer overflow in Web Audio Speex resampler (CVE-2014-1542) Several non-security bugs were also fixed in this release.
    last seen2020-06-05
    modified2014-06-23
    plugin id76181
    published2014-06-23
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2014-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/76181
    titleopenSUSE Security Update : MozillaFirefox / mozilla-nspr (openSUSE-SU-2014:0819-1)
  • NASL familyWindows
    NASL idMOZILLA_FIREFOX_30.NASL
    descriptionThe version of Firefox installed on the remote host is a version prior to 30.0 and is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerabilities : - Memory issues exist that could lead to arbitrary code execution. Note that these issues only affect Firefox 29. (CVE-2014-1533, CVE-2014-1534) - An out-of-bounds read issue exists in
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id74440
    published2014-06-11
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2014-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/74440
    titleFirefox < 30.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • NASL familyFreeBSD Local Security Checks
    NASL idFREEBSD_PKG_888A0262F0D911E3BA0CB4B52FCE4CE8.NASL
    descriptionThe Mozilla Project reports : MFSA 2014-48 Miscellaneous memory safety hazards (rv:30.0 / rv:24.6) MFSA 2014-49 Use-after-free and out of bounds issues found using Address Sanitizer MFSA 2014-51 Use-after-free in Event Listener Manager MFSA 2014-52 Use-after-free with SMIL Animation Controller MFSA 2014-53 Buffer overflow in Web Audio Speex resampler MFSA 2014-54 Buffer overflow in Gamepad API MFSA 2014-55 Out of bounds write in NSPR
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id74444
    published2014-06-11
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2014-2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/74444
    titleFreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (888a0262-f0d9-11e3-ba0c-b4b52fce4ce8)
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idOPENSUSE-2014-448.NASL
    descriptionseamonkey was updated to version 2.26.1 to fix nine security issues. These security issues were fixed : - Miscellaneous memory safety hazards (CVE-2014-1533/CVE-2014-1534) - Use-after-free and out of bounds issues found using Address Sanitizer (CVE-2014-1536/CVE-2014-1537/CVE-2014-1538) - Use-after-free in Event Listener Manager (CVE-2014-1540) - Use-after-free with SMIL Animation Controller (CVE-2014-1541) - Buffer overflow in Web Audio Speex resampler (CVE-2014-1542) - Out of bounds write in NSPR (CVE-2014-1545)
    last seen2020-06-05
    modified2014-07-02
    plugin id76339
    published2014-07-02
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2014-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/76339
    titleopenSUSE Security Update : seamonkey (openSUSE-SU-2014:0855-1)
  • NASL familyMacOS X Local Security Checks
    NASL idMACOSX_FIREFOX_30.NASL
    descriptionThe version of Firefox installed on the remote Mac OS X host is a version prior to version 30.0. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - Memory issues exist that could lead to arbitrary code execution. Note that these issues only affect Firefox 29. (CVE-2014-1533, CVE-2014-1534) - An out-of-bounds read issue exists in
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id74437
    published2014-06-11
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2014-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/74437
    titleFirefox < 30.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)
  • NASL familyWindows
    NASL idSEAMONKEY_2_26_1.NASL
    descriptionThe installed version of SeaMonkey is a version prior to 2.26.1. It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerabilities : - There are multiple memory safety bugs in the browser engine. Several of these bugs show evidence of memory corruption, which may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2014-1533, CVE-2014-1534) - There are multiple use-after-free and out of bounds read issues. These issues have the potential to be exploited, resulting in remote code execution. (CVE-2014-1536, CVE-2014-1537, CVE-2014-1538) - A use-after-free error exists in the SMIL Animation Controller when interacting with and rendering improperly formed web content. This may result in a potentially exploitable crash. (CVE-2014-1541) - A use-after-free flaw exists in the event listener manager that can be triggered by web content. This may result in a potentially exploitable crash. (CVE-2014-1540) - A flaw exists in the Speex resample in Web Audio that results in a buffer overflow when working with audio content that exceeds the expected bounds. This flaw results in a potentially exploitable crash. (CVE-2014-1542) - There exists a buffer overflow in the Gamepad API when it is exercised with a gamepad device with non-contiguous axes. This flaw results in a potentially exploitable crash. (CVE-2014-1543)
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id77283
    published2014-08-20
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2014-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/77283
    titleSeaMonkey < 2.26.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities

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