Vulnerabilities > CVE-2016-1972 - Multiple Security vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
MEDIUM Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL Integrity impact
PARTIAL Availability impact
PARTIAL Summary
Race condition in libvpx in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 on Windows might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors. <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/416.html">CWE-416: Use After Free</a>
Vulnerable Configurations
Nessus
NASL family MacOS X Local Security Checks NASL id MACOSX_FIREFOX_45.NASL description The version of Firefox installed on the remote Mac OS X host is prior to 45. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities, the majority of which are remote code execution vulnerabilities. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit these issues by convincing a user to visit a specially crafted website, resulting in the execution of arbitrary code in the context of the current user. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 89873 published 2016-03-11 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/89873 title Firefox < 45 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X) code # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(89873); script_version("1.11"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/11/20"); script_cve_id( "CVE-2016-1950", "CVE-2016-1952", "CVE-2016-1953", "CVE-2016-1954", "CVE-2016-1955", "CVE-2016-1956", "CVE-2016-1957", "CVE-2016-1958", "CVE-2016-1959", "CVE-2016-1960", "CVE-2016-1961", "CVE-2016-1962", "CVE-2016-1963", "CVE-2016-1964", "CVE-2016-1965", "CVE-2016-1966", "CVE-2016-1967", "CVE-2016-1968", "CVE-2016-1969", "CVE-2016-1970", "CVE-2016-1971", "CVE-2016-1972", "CVE-2016-1973", "CVE-2016-1974", "CVE-2016-1975", "CVE-2016-1976", "CVE-2016-1977", "CVE-2016-1979", "CVE-2016-2790", "CVE-2016-2791", "CVE-2016-2792", "CVE-2016-2793", "CVE-2016-2794", "CVE-2016-2795", "CVE-2016-2796", "CVE-2016-2797", "CVE-2016-2798", "CVE-2016-2799", "CVE-2016-2800", "CVE-2016-2801", "CVE-2016-2802" ); script_xref(name:"MFSA", value:"2016-16"); script_xref(name:"MFSA", value:"2016-17"); script_xref(name:"MFSA", value:"2016-18"); script_xref(name:"MFSA", value:"2016-19"); script_xref(name:"MFSA", value:"2016-20"); script_xref(name:"MFSA", value:"2016-21"); script_xref(name:"MFSA", value:"2016-22"); script_xref(name:"MFSA", value:"2016-23"); script_xref(name:"MFSA", value:"2016-24"); script_xref(name:"MFSA", value:"2016-25"); script_xref(name:"MFSA", value:"2016-26"); script_xref(name:"MFSA", value:"2016-27"); script_xref(name:"MFSA", value:"2016-28"); script_xref(name:"MFSA", value:"2016-29"); script_xref(name:"MFSA", value:"2016-30"); script_xref(name:"MFSA", value:"2016-31"); script_xref(name:"MFSA", value:"2016-32"); script_xref(name:"MFSA", value:"2016-33"); script_xref(name:"MFSA", value:"2016-34"); script_xref(name:"MFSA", value:"2016-35"); script_xref(name:"MFSA", value:"2016-36"); script_xref(name:"MFSA", value:"2016-37"); script_xref(name:"MFSA", value:"2016-38"); script_name(english:"Firefox < 45 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)"); script_summary(english:"Checks the version of Firefox."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value: "The remote Mac OS X host contains a web browser that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value: "The version of Firefox installed on the remote Mac OS X host is prior to 45. 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script_dependencies("macosx_firefox_installed.nasl"); script_require_keys("MacOSX/Firefox/Installed"); exit(0); } include("mozilla_version.inc"); kb_base = "MacOSX/Firefox"; get_kb_item_or_exit(kb_base+"/Installed"); version = get_kb_item_or_exit(kb_base+"/Version", exit_code:1); path = get_kb_item_or_exit(kb_base+"/Path", exit_code:1); if (get_kb_item(kb_base + '/is_esr')) exit(0, 'The Mozilla Firefox installation is in the ESR branch.'); mozilla_check_version(product:'firefox', version:version, path:path, esr:FALSE, fix:'45', severity:SECURITY_HOLE);NASL family SuSE Local Security Checks NASL id OPENSUSE-2016-334.NASL description This update for MozillaFirefox, mozilla-nspr, mozilla-nss fixes the following issues : MozillaFirefox was updated to Firefox 45.0 (boo#969894) - requires NSPR 4.12 / NSS 3.21.1 - Instant browser tab sharing through Hello - Synced Tabs button in button bar - Tabs synced via Firefox Accounts from other devices are now shown in dropdown area of Awesome Bar when searching - Introduce a new preference (network.dns.blockDotOnion) to allow blocking .onion at the DNS level - Tab Groups (Panorama) feature removed - MFSA 2016-16/CVE-2016-1952/CVE-2016-1953 Miscellaneous memory safety hazards - MFSA 2016-17/CVE-2016-1954 (bmo#1243178) Local file overwriting and potential privilege escalation through CSP reports - MFSA 2016-18/CVE-2016-1955 (bmo#1208946) CSP reports fail to strip location information for embedded iframe pages - MFSA 2016-19/CVE-2016-1956 (bmo#1199923) Linux video memory DOS with Intel drivers - MFSA 2016-20/CVE-2016-1957 (bmo#1227052) Memory leak in libstagefright when deleting an array during MP4 processing - MFSA 2016-21/CVE-2016-1958 (bmo#1228754) Displayed page address can be overridden - MFSA 2016-22/CVE-2016-1959 (bmo#1234949) Service Worker Manager out-of-bounds read in Service Worker Manager - MFSA 2016-23/CVE-2016-1960/ZDI-CAN-3545 (bmo#1246014) Use-after-free in HTML5 string parser - MFSA 2016-24/CVE-2016-1961/ZDI-CAN-3574 (bmo#1249377) Use-after-free in SetBody - MFSA 2016-25/CVE-2016-1962 (bmo#1240760) Use-after-free when using multiple WebRTC data channels - MFSA 2016-26/CVE-2016-1963 (bmo#1238440) Memory corruption when modifying a file being read by FileReader - MFSA 2016-27/CVE-2016-1964 (bmo#1243335) Use-after-free during XML transformations - MFSA 2016-28/CVE-2016-1965 (bmo#1245264) Addressbar spoofing though history navigation and Location protocol property - MFSA 2016-29/CVE-2016-1967 (bmo#1246956) Same-origin policy violation using perfomance.getEntries and history navigation with session restore - MFSA 2016-30/CVE-2016-1968 (bmo#1246742) Buffer overflow in Brotli decompression - MFSA 2016-31/CVE-2016-1966 (bmo#1246054) Memory corruption with malicious NPAPI plugin - MFSA 2016-32/CVE-2016-1970/CVE-2016-1971/CVE-2016-1975/ CVE-2016-1976/CVE-2016-1972 WebRTC and LibVPX vulnerabilities found through code inspection - MFSA 2016-33/CVE-2016-1973 (bmo#1219339) Use-after-free in GetStaticInstance in WebRTC - MFSA 2016-34/CVE-2016-1974 (bmo#1228103) Out-of-bounds read in HTML parser following a failed allocation - MFSA 2016-35/CVE-2016-1950 (bmo#1245528) Buffer overflow during ASN.1 decoding in NSS (fixed by requiring 3.21.1) - MFSA 2016-36/CVE-2016-1979 (bmo#1185033) Use-after-free during processing of DER encoded keys in NSS (fixed by requiring 3.21.1) - MFSA 2016-37/CVE-2016-1977/CVE-2016-2790/CVE-2016-2791/ CVE-2016-2792/CVE-2016-2793/CVE-2016-2794/CVE-2016-2795/ CVE-2016-2796/CVE-2016-2797/CVE-2016-2798/CVE-2016-2799/ CVE-2016-2800/CVE-2016-2801/CVE-2016-2802 Font vulnerabilities in the Graphite 2 library mozilla-nspr was updated to version 4.12 - added a PR_GetEnvSecure function, which attempts to detect if the program is being executed with elevated privileges, and returns NULL if detected. It is recommended to use this function in general purpose library code. - fixed a memory allocation bug related to the PR_*printf functions - exported API PR_DuplicateEnvironment, which had already been added in NSPR 4.10.9 - added support for FreeBSD aarch64 - several minor correctness and compatibility fixes mozilla-nss was updated to NSS 3.21.1 (bmo#969894) - required for Firefox 45.0 - MFSA 2016-35/CVE-2016-1950 (bmo#1245528) Buffer overflow during ASN.1 decoding in NSS (fixed by requiring 3.21.1) - MFSA 2016-36/CVE-2016-1979 (bmo#1185033) Use-after-free during processing of DER encoded keys in NSS (fixed by requiring 3.21.1) last seen 2020-06-05 modified 2016-03-14 plugin id 89915 published 2016-03-14 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2016-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/89915 title openSUSE Security Update : Firefox (openSUSE-2016-334) NASL family Windows NASL id MOZILLA_FIREFOX_45.NASL description The version of Firefox installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 45. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities, the majority of which are remote code execution vulnerabilities. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit these issues by convincing a user to visit a specially crafted website, resulting in the execution of arbitrary code in the context of the current user. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 89875 published 2016-03-11 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/89875 title Firefox < 45 Multiple Vulnerabilities NASL family Gentoo Local Security Checks NASL id GENTOO_GLSA-201605-06.NASL description The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201605-06 (Mozilla Products: Multiple vulnerabilities) Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Firefox, NSS, NSPR, and Thunderbird. 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 impacts. Workaround : There is no known workaround at this time. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 91379 published 2016-05-31 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/91379 title GLSA-201605-06 : Mozilla Products: Multiple vulnerabilities (Logjam) (SLOTH) NASL family FreeBSD Local Security Checks NASL id FREEBSD_PKG_2225C5B41E5A44FC9920B3201C384A15.NASL description Mozilla Foundation reports : MFSA 2016-16 Miscellaneous memory safety hazards (rv:45.0 / rv:38.7) MFSA 2016-17 Local file overwriting and potential privilege escalation through CSP reports MFSA 2016-18 CSP reports fail to strip location information for embedded iframe pages MFSA 2016-19 Linux video memory DOS with Intel drivers MFSA 2016-20 Memory leak in libstagefright when deleting an array during MP4 processing MFSA 2016-21 Displayed page address can be overridden MFSA 2016-22 Service Worker Manager out-of-bounds read in Service Worker Manager MFSA 2016-23 Use-after-free in HTML5 string parser MFSA 2016-24 Use-after-free in SetBody MFSA 2016-25 Use-after-free when using multiple WebRTC data channels MFSA 2016-26 Memory corruption when modifying a file being read by FileReader MFSA 2016-27 Use-after-free during XML transformations MFSA 2016-28 Addressbar spoofing though history navigation and Location protocol property MFSA 2016-29 Same-origin policy violation using perfomance.getEntries and history navigation with session restore MFSA 2016-31 Memory corruption with malicious NPAPI plugin MFSA 2016-32 WebRTC and LibVPX vulnerabilities found through code inspection MFSA 2016-33 Use-after-free in GetStaticInstance in WebRTC MFSA 2016-34 Out-of-bounds read in HTML parser following a failed allocation last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 89765 published 2016-03-09 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/89765 title FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (2225c5b4-1e5a-44fc-9920-b3201c384a15) NASL family SuSE Local Security Checks NASL id OPENSUSE-2016-332.NASL description This update for MozillaFirefox, mozilla-nspr, mozilla-nss fixes the following issues : MozillaFirefox was updated to Firefox 45.0 (boo#969894) - requires NSPR 4.12 / NSS 3.21.1 - Instant browser tab sharing through Hello - Synced Tabs button in button bar - Tabs synced via Firefox Accounts from other devices are now shown in dropdown area of Awesome Bar when searching - Introduce a new preference (network.dns.blockDotOnion) to allow blocking .onion at the DNS level - Tab Groups (Panorama) feature removed - MFSA 2016-16/CVE-2016-1952/CVE-2016-1953 Miscellaneous memory safety hazards - MFSA 2016-17/CVE-2016-1954 (bmo#1243178) Local file overwriting and potential privilege escalation through CSP reports - MFSA 2016-18/CVE-2016-1955 (bmo#1208946) CSP reports fail to strip location information for embedded iframe pages - MFSA 2016-19/CVE-2016-1956 (bmo#1199923) Linux video memory DOS with Intel drivers - MFSA 2016-20/CVE-2016-1957 (bmo#1227052) Memory leak in libstagefright when deleting an array during MP4 processing - MFSA 2016-21/CVE-2016-1958 (bmo#1228754) Displayed page address can be overridden - MFSA 2016-22/CVE-2016-1959 (bmo#1234949) Service Worker Manager out-of-bounds read in Service Worker Manager - MFSA 2016-23/CVE-2016-1960/ZDI-CAN-3545 (bmo#1246014) Use-after-free in HTML5 string parser - MFSA 2016-24/CVE-2016-1961/ZDI-CAN-3574 (bmo#1249377) Use-after-free in SetBody - MFSA 2016-25/CVE-2016-1962 (bmo#1240760) Use-after-free when using multiple WebRTC data channels - MFSA 2016-26/CVE-2016-1963 (bmo#1238440) Memory corruption when modifying a file being read by FileReader - MFSA 2016-27/CVE-2016-1964 (bmo#1243335) Use-after-free during XML transformations - MFSA 2016-28/CVE-2016-1965 (bmo#1245264) Addressbar spoofing though history navigation and Location protocol property - MFSA 2016-29/CVE-2016-1967 (bmo#1246956) Same-origin policy violation using perfomance.getEntries and history navigation with session restore - MFSA 2016-30/CVE-2016-1968 (bmo#1246742) Buffer overflow in Brotli decompression - MFSA 2016-31/CVE-2016-1966 (bmo#1246054) Memory corruption with malicious NPAPI plugin - MFSA 2016-32/CVE-2016-1970/CVE-2016-1971/CVE-2016-1975/ CVE-2016-1976/CVE-2016-1972 WebRTC and LibVPX vulnerabilities found through code inspection - MFSA 2016-33/CVE-2016-1973 (bmo#1219339) Use-after-free in GetStaticInstance in WebRTC - MFSA 2016-34/CVE-2016-1974 (bmo#1228103) Out-of-bounds read in HTML parser following a failed allocation - MFSA 2016-35/CVE-2016-1950 (bmo#1245528) Buffer overflow during ASN.1 decoding in NSS (fixed by requiring 3.21.1) - MFSA 2016-36/CVE-2016-1979 (bmo#1185033) Use-after-free during processing of DER encoded keys in NSS (fixed by requiring 3.21.1) - MFSA 2016-37/CVE-2016-1977/CVE-2016-2790/CVE-2016-2791/ CVE-2016-2792/CVE-2016-2793/CVE-2016-2794/CVE-2016-2795/ CVE-2016-2796/CVE-2016-2797/CVE-2016-2798/CVE-2016-2799/ CVE-2016-2800/CVE-2016-2801/CVE-2016-2802 Font vulnerabilities in the Graphite 2 library mozilla-nspr was updated to version 4.12 - added a PR_GetEnvSecure function, which attempts to detect if the program is being executed with elevated privileges, and returns NULL if detected. It is recommended to use this function in general purpose library code. - fixed a memory allocation bug related to the PR_*printf functions - exported API PR_DuplicateEnvironment, which had already been added in NSPR 4.10.9 - added support for FreeBSD aarch64 - several minor correctness and compatibility fixes mozilla-nss was updated to NSS 3.21.1 (bmo#969894) - required for Firefox 45.0 - MFSA 2016-35/CVE-2016-1950 (bmo#1245528) Buffer overflow during ASN.1 decoding in NSS (fixed by requiring 3.21.1) - MFSA 2016-36/CVE-2016-1979 (bmo#1185033) Use-after-free during processing of DER encoded keys in NSS (fixed by requiring 3.21.1) last seen 2020-06-05 modified 2016-03-14 plugin id 89913 published 2016-03-14 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2016-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/89913 title openSUSE Security Update : MozillaFirefox / mozilla-nspr / mozilla-nss (openSUSE-2016-332)
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00029.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00031.html
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-32.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84220
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035215
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1218124
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06