Vulnerabilities > CVE-2016-2837 - 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
mozilla
oracle
CWE-119
nessus

Summary

Heap-based buffer overflow in the ClearKey Content Decryption Module (CDM) in the Encrypted Media Extensions (EME) API in Mozilla Firefox before 48.0 and Firefox ESR 45.x before 45.3 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by providing a malformed video and leveraging a Gecko Media Plugin (GMP) sandbox bypass.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Mozilla
327
OS
Oracle
3

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 familyMacOS X Local Security Checks
    NASL idMACOSX_FIREFOX_48.NASL
    descriptionThe version of Firefox installed on the remote Mac OS X host is prior to 48. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - An overflow condition exists in the expat XML parser due to improper validation of user-supplied input when handling malformed input documents. An attacker can exploit this to cause a buffer overflow, resulting in a denial of service condition or the execution of arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-0718) - An information disclosure vulnerability exists due to a failure to close connections after requesting favicons. An attacker can exploit this to continue to send requests to the user
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id92753
    published2016-08-05
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/92753
    titleFirefox < 48 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(92753);
      script_version("1.11");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/11/14");
    
      script_cve_id(
        "CVE-2016-0718",
        "CVE-2016-2830",
        "CVE-2016-2835",
        "CVE-2016-2836",
        "CVE-2016-2837",
        "CVE-2016-2838",
        "CVE-2016-5250",
        "CVE-2016-5251",
        "CVE-2016-5252",
        "CVE-2016-5254",
        "CVE-2016-5255",
        "CVE-2016-5258",
        "CVE-2016-5259",
        "CVE-2016-5260",
        "CVE-2016-5261",
        "CVE-2016-5262",
        "CVE-2016-5263",
        "CVE-2016-5264",
        "CVE-2016-5265",
        "CVE-2016-5266",
        "CVE-2016-5268"
      );
      script_bugtraq_id(
        90729,
        92258,
        92260,
        92261
      );
      script_xref(name:"MFSA", value:"2016-62");
      script_xref(name:"MFSA", value:"2016-63");
      script_xref(name:"MFSA", value:"2016-64");
      script_xref(name:"MFSA", value:"2016-66");
      script_xref(name:"MFSA", value:"2016-67");
      script_xref(name:"MFSA", value:"2016-68");
      script_xref(name:"MFSA", value:"2016-69");
      script_xref(name:"MFSA", value:"2016-70");
      script_xref(name:"MFSA", value:"2016-71");
      script_xref(name:"MFSA", value:"2016-72");
      script_xref(name:"MFSA", value:"2016-73");
      script_xref(name:"MFSA", value:"2016-74");
      script_xref(name:"MFSA", value:"2016-75");
      script_xref(name:"MFSA", value:"2016-76");
      script_xref(name:"MFSA", value:"2016-77");
      script_xref(name:"MFSA", value:"2016-78");
      script_xref(name:"MFSA", value:"2016-79");
      script_xref(name:"MFSA", value:"2016-80");
      script_xref(name:"MFSA", value:"2016-81");
      script_xref(name:"MFSA", value:"2016-83");
      script_xref(name:"MFSA", value:"2016-84");
    
      script_name(english:"Firefox < 48 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 48. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities :
    
      - An overflow condition exists in the expat XML parser due
        to improper validation of user-supplied input when
        handling malformed input documents. An attacker can
        exploit this to cause a buffer overflow, resulting in a
        denial of service condition or the execution of
        arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-0718)
    
      - An information disclosure vulnerability exists due to a
        failure to close connections after requesting favicons.
        An attacker can exploit this to continue to send
        requests to the user's browser and disclose sensitive
        information.(CVE-2016-2830)
    
      - Multiple memory corruption issues exist due to improper
        validation of user-supplied input. An attacker can
        exploit these issues to cause a denial of service
        condition or the execution of arbitrary code.
        (CVE-2016-2835, CVE-2016-2836)
    
      - An overflow condition exists in the ClearKey Content
        Decryption Module (CDM) used by the Encrypted Media
        Extensions (EME) API due to improper validation of
        user-supplied input. An attacker can exploit this to
        cause a buffer overflow, resulting in a denial of
        service condition or the execution of arbitrary code.
        (CVE-2016-2837)
    
      - An overflow condition exists in the ProcessPDI()
        function in layout/base/nsBidi.cpp due to improper
        validation of user-supplied input. An attacker can
        exploit this to cause a heap-based buffer overflow,
        resulting in a denial of service condition or the
        execution of arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-2838)
    
      - A flaw exists in the Resource Timing API during page
        navigation. An attacker can exploit this to disclose
        sensitive information. (CVE-2016-5250)
    
      - A flaw exists that is triggered when decoding
        url-encoded values in 'data:' URLs. An attacker can
        exploit this, via non-ASCII or emoji characters, to
        spoof the address in the address bar. (CVE-2016-5251)
    
      - An underflow condition exists in the BasePoint4d()
        function in gfx/2d/Matrix.h due to improper validation
        of user-supplied input when calculating clipping regions
        in 2D graphics. A remote attacker can exploit this to
        cause a stack-based buffer underflow, resulting in a
        denial of service condition or the execution of
        arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-5252)
    
      - A use-after-free error exists in the KeyDown() function
        in layout/xul/nsXULPopupManager.cpp when using the alt
        key in conjunction with top level menu items. An
        attacker can exploit this to dereference already freed
        memory, resulting in a denial of service condition or
        the execution of arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-5254)
    
      - A use-after-free error exists in the sweep() function
        that is triggered when handling objects and pointers
        during incremental garbage collection. An attacker can
        exploit this to dereference already freed memory,
        resulting in a denial of service condition or the
        execution of arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-5255)
    
      - A use-after-free error exists in WebRTC that is
        triggered when handling DTLS objects. An attacker can
        exploit this to dereference already freed memory,
        resulting in a denial of service condition or the
        execution of arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-5258)
    
      - A use-after-free error exists in the DestroySyncLoop()
        function in dom/workers/WorkerPrivate.cpp that is
        triggered when handling nested sync event loops in
        Service Workers. An attacker can exploit this to
        dereference already freed memory, resulting in a denial
        of service condition or the execution of arbitrary code.
        (CVE-2016-5259)
    
      - An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the
        restorableFormNodes() function in XPathGenerator.jsm due
        to persistently storing passwords in plaintext in
        session restore data. An attacker can exploit this to
        disclose password information. (CVE-2016-5260)
    
      - An integer overflow condition exists in the
        ProcessInput() function in WebSocketChannel.cpp due to
        improper validation of user-supplied input when handling
        specially crafted WebSocketChannel packets. An attacker
        can exploit this to cause a denial of service condition
        or the execution of arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-5261)
    
      - A security bypass vulnerability exists due to event
        handler attributes on a <marquee> tag being executed
        inside a sandboxed iframe that does not have the
        allow-scripts flag set. An attacker can exploit this to
        bypass cross-site scripting protection mechanisms.
        (CVE-2016-5262)
    
      - A type confusion flaw exists in the HitTest() function
        in nsDisplayList.cpp when handling display
        transformations. An attacker can exploit this to execute
        arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-5263)
    
      - A use-after-free error exists in the
        NativeAnonymousChildListChange() function when applying
        effects to SVG elements. An attacker can exploit this to
        dereference already freed memory, resulting in a denial
        of service condition or the execution of arbitrary code.
        (CVE-2016-5264)
    
      - A flaw exists in the Redirect() function in
        nsBaseChannel.cpp that is triggered when a malicious 
        shortcut is called from the same directory as a local
        HTML file. An attacker can exploit this to bypass the
        same-origin policy. (CVE-2016-5265)
    
      - A flaw exists due to a failure to properly filter file
        URIs dragged from a web page to a different piece of
        software. An attacker can exploit this to disclose
        sensitive information. (CVE-2016-5266)
    
      - A flaw exists that is triggered when handling certain
        specific 'about:' URLs that allows an attacker to spoof
        the contents of system information or error messages
        (CVE-2016-5268)
    
      - A flaw exists that is triggered when handling certain
        specific 'about:' URLs that allows an attacker to spoof
        the contents of system information or error messages
        (CVE-2016-5268)
    
      - A flaw exists in woff2 that is triggered during the
        handling of TTC detection. An attacker can exploit this
        to have an unspecified impact.
    
      - Multiple unspecified flaws exist in woff2 that allow an
        attacker to cause a denial of service condition.");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-62/");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-63/");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-64/");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-66/");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-67/");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-68/");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-70/");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-71/");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-72/");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-73/");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-74/");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-75/");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-76/");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-77/");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-78/");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-79/");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-80/");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-81/");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-83/");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-84/");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
    "Upgrade to Firefox version 48 or later.");
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
      script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2016-5261");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2016/05/17");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2016/08/02");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2016/08/05");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_family(english:"MacOS X Local Security Checks");
    
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
    
      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:'48', severity:SECURITY_HOLE, xss:TRUE);
    
  • NASL familyDebian Local Security Checks
    NASL idDEBIAN_DSA-3640.NASL
    descriptionMultiple security issues have been found in the Mozilla Firefox web browser: Multiple memory safety errors, buffer overflows and other implementation errors may lead to the execution of arbitrary code, cross-site scripting, information disclosure and bypass of the same-origin policy.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id92731
    published2016-08-05
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/92731
    titleDebian DSA-3640-1 : firefox-esr - security update
  • NASL familyWindows
    NASL idMOZILLA_FIREFOX_45_3_ESR.NASL
    descriptionThe version of Firefox ESR installed on the remote Windows host is 45.x prior to 45.3. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - An information disclosure vulnerability exists due to a failure to close connections after requesting favicons. An attacker can exploit this to continue to send requests to the user
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id92754
    published2016-08-05
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/92754
    titleFirefox ESR 45.x < 45.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE_SU-2016-2131-1.NASL
    descriptionMozilla Firefox was updated to 45.3.0 ESR to fix the following issues (bsc#991809) : - MFSA 2016-62/CVE-2016-2835/CVE-2016-2836 Miscellaneous memory safety hazards (rv:48.0 / rv:45.3) - MFSA 2016-63/CVE-2016-2830 Favicon network connection can persist when page is closed - MFSA 2016-64/CVE-2016-2838 Buffer overflow rendering SVG with bidirectional content - MFSA 2016-65/CVE-2016-2839 Cairo rendering crash due to memory allocation issue with FFmpeg 0.10 - MFSA 2016-67/CVE-2016-5252 Stack underflow during 2D graphics rendering - MFSA 2016-70/CVE-2016-5254 Use-after-free when using alt key and toplevel menus - MFSA 2016-72/CVE-2016-5258 Use-after-free in DTLS during WebRTC session shutdown - MFSA 2016-73/CVE-2016-5259 Use-after-free in service workers with nested sync events - MFSA 2016-76/CVE-2016-5262 Scripts on marquee tag can execute in sandboxed iframes - MFSA 2016-77/CVE-2016-2837 Buffer overflow in ClearKey Content Decryption Module (CDM) during video playback - MFSA 2016-78/CVE-2016-5263 Type confusion in display transformation - MFSA 2016-79/CVE-2016-5264 Use-after-free when applying SVG effects - MFSA 2016-80/CVE-2016-5265 Same-origin policy violation using local HTML file and saved shortcut file - CVE-2016-6354: Fix for possible buffer overrun (bsc#990856) Also a temporary workaround was added : - Temporarily bind Firefox to the first CPU as a hotfix for an apparent race condition (bsc#989196, bsc#990628) Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE 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 id93302
    published2016-09-02
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/93302
    titleSUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : MozillaFirefox (SUSE-SU-2016:2131-1)
  • NASL familyRed Hat Local Security Checks
    NASL idREDHAT-RHSA-2016-1551.NASL
    descriptionAn update for firefox is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Critical. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section. Mozilla Firefox is an open source web browser. This update upgrades Firefox to version 45.3.0 ESR. Security Fix(es) : * Multiple flaws were found in the processing of malformed web content. A web page containing malicious content could cause Firefox to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running Firefox. (CVE-2016-2836, CVE-2016-5258, CVE-2016-5259, CVE-2016-5252, CVE-2016-5263, CVE-2016-2830, CVE-2016-2838, CVE-2016-5254, CVE-2016-5262, CVE-2016-5264, CVE-2016-5265, CVE-2016-2837) Red Hat would like to thank the Mozilla project for reporting these issues. Upstream acknowledges Looben Yang, Carsten Book, Christian Holler, Gary Kwong, Jesse Ruderman, Andrew McCreight, Phil Ringnalda, Philipp, Toni Huttunen, Georg Koppen, Abhishek Arya, Atte Kettunen, Nils, Nikita Arykov, and Abdulrahman Alqabandi as the original reporters.
    last seen2020-05-31
    modified2016-08-04
    plugin id92717
    published2016-08-04
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/92717
    titleRHEL 5 / 6 / 7 : firefox (RHSA-2016:1551)
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idOPENSUSE-2016-937.NASL
    descriptionMozilla Firefox was updated to 48.0 to fix security issues, bugs, and deliver various improvements. The following major changes are included : - Process separation (e10s) is enabled for some users - Add-ons that have not been verified and signed by Mozilla will not load - WebRTC enhancements - The media parser has been redeveloped using the Rust programming language - better Canvas performance with speedy Skia support - Now requires NSS 3.24 The following security issues were fixed: (boo#991809) - CVE-2016-2835/CVE-2016-2836: Miscellaneous memory safety hazards - CVE-2016-2830: Favicon network connection can persist when page is closed - CVE-2016-2838: Buffer overflow rendering SVG with bidirectional content - CVE-2016-2839: Cairo rendering crash due to memory allocation issue with FFmpeg 0.10 - CVE-2016-5251: Location bar spoofing via data URLs with malformed/invalid mediatypes - CVE-2016-5252: Stack underflow during 2D graphics rendering - CVE-2016-0718: Out-of-bounds read during XML parsing in Expat library - CVE-2016-5254: Use-after-free when using alt key and toplevel menus - CVE-2016-5255: Crash in incremental garbage collection in JavaScript - CVE-2016-5258: Use-after-free in DTLS during WebRTC session shutdown - CVE-2016-5259: Use-after-free in service workers with nested sync events - CVE-2016-5260: Form input type change from password to text can store plain text password in session restore file - CVE-2016-5261: Integer overflow in WebSockets during data buffering - CVE-2016-5262: Scripts on marquee tag can execute in sandboxed iframes - CVE-2016-2837: Buffer overflow in ClearKey Content Decryption Module (CDM) during video playback - CVE-2016-5263: Type confusion in display transformation - CVE-2016-5264: Use-after-free when applying SVG effects - CVE-2016-5265: Same-origin policy violation using local HTML file and saved shortcut file - CVE-2016-5266: Information disclosure and local file manipulation through drag and drop - CVE-2016-5268: Spoofing attack through text injection into internal error pages - CVE-2016-5250: Information disclosure through Resource Timing API during page navigation The following non-security changes are included : - The AppData description and screenshots were updated. - Fix Firefox crash on startup on i586 (boo#986541) - The Selenium WebDriver may have caused Firefox to crash at startup - fix build issues with gcc/binutils combination used in Leap 42.2 (boo#984637) - Fix running on 48bit va aarch64 (boo#984126) - fix XUL dialog button order under KDE session (boo#984403) Mozilla NSS was updated to 3.24 as a dependency. Changes in mozilla-nss : - NSS softoken updated with latest NIST guidance - NSS softoken updated to allow NSS to run in FIPS Level 1 (no password) - Various added and deprecated functions - Remove most code related to SSL v2, including the ability to actively send a SSLv2-compatible client hello. - Protect against the Cachebleed attack. - Disable support for DTLS compression. - Improve support for TLS 1.3. This includes support for DTLS 1.3. (experimental)
    last seen2020-06-05
    modified2016-08-05
    plugin id92746
    published2016-08-05
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/92746
    titleopenSUSE Security Update : MozillaFirefox / mozilla-nss (openSUSE-2016-937)
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idOPENSUSE-2016-960.NASL
    descriptionMozilla Firefox was updated to 48.0 to fix security issues, bugs, and deliver various improvements. The following major changes are included : - Process separation (e10s) is enabled for some users - Add-ons that have not been verified and signed by Mozilla will not load - WebRTC enhancements - The media parser has been redeveloped using the Rust programming language - better Canvas performance with speedy Skia support - Now requires NSS 3.24 The following security issues were fixed: (boo#991809) - CVE-2016-2835/CVE-2016-2836: Miscellaneous memory safety hazards - CVE-2016-2830: Favicon network connection can persist when page is closed - CVE-2016-2838: Buffer overflow rendering SVG with bidirectional content - CVE-2016-2839: Cairo rendering crash due to memory allocation issue with FFmpeg 0.10 - CVE-2016-5251: Location bar spoofing via data URLs with malformed/invalid mediatypes - CVE-2016-5252: Stack underflow during 2D graphics rendering - CVE-2016-0718: Out-of-bounds read during XML parsing in Expat library - CVE-2016-5254: Use-after-free when using alt key and toplevel menus - CVE-2016-5255: Crash in incremental garbage collection in JavaScript - CVE-2016-5258: Use-after-free in DTLS during WebRTC session shutdown - CVE-2016-5259: Use-after-free in service workers with nested sync events - CVE-2016-5260: Form input type change from password to text can store plain text password in session restore file - CVE-2016-5261: Integer overflow in WebSockets during data buffering - CVE-2016-5262: Scripts on marquee tag can execute in sandboxed iframes - CVE-2016-2837: Buffer overflow in ClearKey Content Decryption Module (CDM) during video playback - CVE-2016-5263: Type confusion in display transformation - CVE-2016-5264: Use-after-free when applying SVG effects - CVE-2016-5265: Same-origin policy violation using local HTML file and saved shortcut file - CVE-2016-5266: Information disclosure and local file manipulation through drag and drop - CVE-2016-5268: Spoofing attack through text injection into internal error pages - CVE-2016-5250: Information disclosure through Resource Timing API during page navigation The following non-security changes are included : - The AppData description and screenshots were updated. - Fix Firefox crash on startup on i586 (boo#986541) - The Selenium WebDriver may have caused Firefox to crash at startup - fix build issues with gcc/binutils combination used in Leap 42.2 (boo#984637) - Fix running on 48bit va aarch64 (boo#984126) - fix XUL dialog button order under KDE session (boo#984403) Mozilla NSS was updated to 3.24 as a dependency. Changes in mozilla-nss : - NSS softoken updated with latest NIST guidance - NSS softoken updated to allow NSS to run in FIPS Level 1 (no password) - Various added and deprecated functions - Remove most code related to SSL v2, including the ability to actively send a SSLv2-compatible client hello. - Protect against the Cachebleed attack. - Disable support for DTLS compression. - Improve support for TLS 1.3. This includes support for DTLS 1.3. (experimental)
    last seen2020-06-05
    modified2016-08-11
    plugin id92853
    published2016-08-11
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/92853
    titleopenSUSE Security Update : MozillaFirefox / mozilla-nss (openSUSE-2016-960)
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idOPENSUSE-2016-1120.NASL
    description - update to Thunderbird 45.3.0 (boo#991809) - Disposition-Notification-To could not be used in mail.compose.other.header -
    last seen2020-06-05
    modified2016-09-26
    plugin id93706
    published2016-09-26
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/93706
    titleopenSUSE Security Update : Thunderbird (openSUSE-2016-1120)
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idOPENSUSE-2016-1057.NASL
    descriptionThis update for MozillaThunderbird fixes the following issues : - update to Thunderbird 45.3.0 (boo#991809) - Disposition-Notification-To could not be used in mail.compose.other.header -
    last seen2020-06-05
    modified2016-09-08
    plugin id93363
    published2016-09-08
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/93363
    titleopenSUSE Security Update : MozillaThunderbird (openSUSE-2016-1057)
  • NASL familyDebian Local Security Checks
    NASL idDEBIAN_DLA-585.NASL
    descriptionMultiple security issues have been found in the Mozilla Firefox web browser: Multiple memory safety errors, buffer overflows and other implementation errors may lead to the execution of arbitrary code, cross-site scriping, information disclosure and bypass of the same-origin policy. For Debian 7
    last seen2020-03-17
    modified2016-08-05
    plugin id92728
    published2016-08-05
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/92728
    titleDebian DLA-585-1 : firefox-esr security update
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE_SU-2016-2061-1.NASL
    descriptionMozillaFirefox, MozillaFirefox-branding-SLE, mozilla-nspr and mozilla-nss were updated to fix nine security issues. Mozilla Firefox was updated to version 45.3.0 ESR. mozilla-nss was updated to version 3.21.1, mozilla-nspr to version 4.12. These security issues were fixed in 45.3.0ESR : - CVE-2016-2835/CVE-2016-2836: Miscellaneous memory safety hazards (rv:48.0 / rv:45.3) (MFSA 2016-62) - CVE-2016-2830: Favicon network connection can persist when page is closed (MFSA 2016-63) - CVE-2016-2838: Buffer overflow rendering SVG with bidirectional content (MFSA 2016-64) - CVE-2016-2839: Cairo rendering crash due to memory allocation issue with FFmpeg 0.10 (MFSA 2016-65) - CVE-2016-5252: Stack underflow during 2D graphics rendering (MFSA 2016-67) - CVE-2016-5254: Use-after-free when using alt key and toplevel menus (MFSA 2016-70) - CVE-2016-5258: Use-after-free in DTLS during WebRTC session shutdown (MFSA 2016-72) - CVE-2016-5259: Use-after-free in service workers with nested sync events (MFSA 2016-73) - CVE-2016-5262: Scripts on marquee tag can execute in sandboxed iframes (MFSA 2016-76) - CVE-2016-2837: Buffer overflow in ClearKey Content Decryption Module (CDM) during video playback (MFSA 2016-77) - CVE-2016-5263: Type confusion in display transformation (MFSA 2016-78) - CVE-2016-5264: Use-after-free when applying SVG effects (MFSA 2016-79) - CVE-2016-5265: Same-origin policy violation using local HTML file and saved shortcut file (MFSA 2016-80) - CVE-2016-6354: Fix for possible buffer overrun (bsc#990856) Security issues fixed in 45.2.0.ESR : - CVE-2016-2834: Memory safety bugs in NSS (MFSA 2016-61) (bsc#983639). - CVE-2016-2824: Out-of-bounds write with WebGL shader (MFSA 2016-53) (bsc#983651). - CVE-2016-2822: Addressbar spoofing though the SELECT element (MFSA 2016-52) (bsc#983652). - CVE-2016-2821: Use-after-free deleting tables from a contenteditable document (MFSA 2016-51) (bsc#983653). - CVE-2016-2819: Buffer overflow parsing HTML5 fragments (MFSA 2016-50) (bsc#983655). - CVE-2016-2828: Use-after-free when textures are used in WebGL operations after recycle pool destruction (MFSA 2016-56) (bsc#983646). - CVE-2016-2831: Entering fullscreen and persistent pointerlock without user permission (MFSA 2016-58) (bsc#983643). - CVE-2016-2815, CVE-2016-2818: Miscellaneous memory safety hazards (MFSA 2016-49) (bsc#983638) The update package also includes non-security fixes. See advisory for details. Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-05-31
    modified2016-09-02
    plugin id93288
    published2016-09-02
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/93288
    titleSUSE SLES11 Security Update : MozillaFirefox, MozillaFirefox-branding-SLED, mozilla-nspr / mozilla-nss (SUSE-SU-2016:2061-1)
  • NASL familyWindows
    NASL idMOZILLA_FIREFOX_48.NASL
    descriptionThe version of Firefox installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 48. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - An overflow condition exists in the expat XML parser due to improper validation of user-supplied input when handling malformed input documents. An attacker can exploit this to cause a buffer overflow, resulting in a denial of service condition or the execution of arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-0718) - An information disclosure vulnerability exists due to a failure to close connections after requesting favicons. An attacker can exploit this to continue to send requests to the user
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id92755
    published2016-08-05
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/92755
    titleFirefox < 48 Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • NASL familyOracle Linux Local Security Checks
    NASL idORACLELINUX_ELSA-2016-1551.NASL
    descriptionFrom Red Hat Security Advisory 2016:1551 : An update for firefox is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Critical. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section. Mozilla Firefox is an open source web browser. This update upgrades Firefox to version 45.3.0 ESR. Security Fix(es) : * Multiple flaws were found in the processing of malformed web content. A web page containing malicious content could cause Firefox to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running Firefox. (CVE-2016-2836, CVE-2016-5258, CVE-2016-5259, CVE-2016-5252, CVE-2016-5263, CVE-2016-2830, CVE-2016-2838, CVE-2016-5254, CVE-2016-5262, CVE-2016-5264, CVE-2016-5265, CVE-2016-2837) Red Hat would like to thank the Mozilla project for reporting these issues. Upstream acknowledges Looben Yang, Carsten Book, Christian Holler, Gary Kwong, Jesse Ruderman, Andrew McCreight, Phil Ringnalda, Philipp, Toni Huttunen, Georg Koppen, Abhishek Arya, Atte Kettunen, Nils, Nikita Arykov, and Abdulrahman Alqabandi as the original reporters.
    last seen2020-05-31
    modified2016-08-04
    plugin id92716
    published2016-08-04
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/92716
    titleOracle Linux 5 / 6 / 7 : firefox (ELSA-2016-1551)
  • NASL familyUbuntu Local Security Checks
    NASL idUBUNTU_USN-3044-1.NASL
    descriptionGustavo Grieco discovered an out-of-bounds read during XML parsing in some circumstances. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash, or obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2016-0718) Toni Huttunen discovered that once a favicon is requested from a site, the remote server can keep the network connection open even after the page is closed. A remote attacked could potentially exploit this to track users, resulting in information disclosure. (CVE-2016-2830) Christian Holler, Tyson Smith, Boris Zbarsky, Byron Campen, Julian Seward, Carsten Book, Gary Kwong, Jesse Ruderman, Andrew McCreight, and Phil Ringnalda 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. (CVE-2016-2835, CVE-2016-2836) A buffer overflow was discovered in the ClearKey Content Decryption Module (CDM) during video playback. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via plugin process crash, or, in combination with another vulnerability to escape the GMP sandbox, execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-2837) Atte Kettunen discovered a buffer overflow when rendering SVG content in some circumstances. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-2838) Bert Massop discovered a crash in Cairo with version 0.10 of FFmpeg. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-2839) Catalin Dumitru discovered that URLs of resources loaded after a navigation start could be leaked to the following page via the Resource Timing API. An attacker could potentially exploit this to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2016-5250) Firas Salem discovered an issue with non-ASCII and emoji characters in data: URLs. An attacker could potentially exploit this to spoof the addressbar contents. (CVE-2016-5251) Georg Koppen discovered a stack buffer underflow during 2D graphics rendering in some circumstances. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-5252) Abhishek Arya discovered a use-after-free when the alt key is used with top-level menus. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-5254) Jukka Jylanki discovered a crash during garbage collection. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-5255) Looben Yang discovered a use-after-free in WebRTC. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-5258) Looben Yang discovered a use-after-free when working with nested sync events in service workers. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-5259) Mike Kaply discovered that plain-text passwords can be stored in session restore if an input field type is changed from
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id92785
    published2016-08-08
    reporterUbuntu Security Notice (C) 2016-2019 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/92785
    titleUbuntu 12.04 LTS / 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS : firefox vulnerabilities (USN-3044-1)
  • NASL familyMacOS X Local Security Checks
    NASL idMACOSX_FIREFOX_45_3_ESR.NASL
    descriptionThe version of Firefox ESR installed on the remote Mac OS X host is 45.x prior to 45.3. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - An information disclosure vulnerability exists due to a failure to close connections after requesting favicons. An attacker can exploit this to continue to send requests to the user
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id92752
    published2016-08-05
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/92752
    titleFirefox ESR 45.x < 45.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)
  • NASL familyFreeBSD Local Security Checks
    NASL idFREEBSD_PKG_AA1AEFE36E3747DBBFDA343EF4ACB1B5.NASL
    descriptionMozilla Foundation reports : Please reference CVE/URL list for details
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id93429
    published2016-09-12
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/93429
    titleFreeBSD : Mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (aa1aefe3-6e37-47db-bfda-343ef4acb1b5)
  • NASL familyScientific Linux Local Security Checks
    NASL idSL_20160803_FIREFOX_ON_SL5_X.NASL
    descriptionThis update upgrades Firefox to version 45.3.0 ESR. Security Fix(es) : - Multiple flaws were found in the processing of malformed web content. A web page containing malicious content could cause Firefox to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running Firefox. (CVE-2016-2836, CVE-2016-5258, CVE-2016-5259, CVE-2016-5252, CVE-2016-5263, CVE-2016-2830, CVE-2016-2838, CVE-2016-5254, CVE-2016-5262, CVE-2016-5264, CVE-2016-5265, CVE-2016-2837)
    last seen2020-03-18
    modified2016-08-04
    plugin id92721
    published2016-08-04
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/92721
    titleScientific Linux Security Update : firefox on SL5.x, SL6.x, SL7.x i386/x86_64 (20160803)
  • NASL familyCentOS Local Security Checks
    NASL idCENTOS_RHSA-2016-1551.NASL
    descriptionAn update for firefox is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Critical. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section. Mozilla Firefox is an open source web browser. This update upgrades Firefox to version 45.3.0 ESR. Security Fix(es) : * Multiple flaws were found in the processing of malformed web content. A web page containing malicious content could cause Firefox to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running Firefox. (CVE-2016-2836, CVE-2016-5258, CVE-2016-5259, CVE-2016-5252, CVE-2016-5263, CVE-2016-2830, CVE-2016-2838, CVE-2016-5254, CVE-2016-5262, CVE-2016-5264, CVE-2016-5265, CVE-2016-2837) Red Hat would like to thank the Mozilla project for reporting these issues. Upstream acknowledges Looben Yang, Carsten Book, Christian Holler, Gary Kwong, Jesse Ruderman, Andrew McCreight, Phil Ringnalda, Philipp, Toni Huttunen, Georg Koppen, Abhishek Arya, Atte Kettunen, Nils, Nikita Arykov, and Abdulrahman Alqabandi as the original reporters.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id92703
    published2016-08-04
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/92703
    titleCentOS 5 / 6 / 7 : firefox (CESA-2016:1551)
  • NASL familyGentoo Local Security Checks
    NASL idGENTOO_GLSA-201701-15.NASL
    descriptionThe remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201701-15 (Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird: Multiple vulnerabilities) Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact : A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or cause a Denial of Service condition via multiple vectors. Workaround : There is no known workaround at this time.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id96276
    published2017-01-04
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2017-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/96276
    titleGLSA-201701-15 : Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird: Multiple vulnerabilities (SWEET32)
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE_SU-2016-2195-1.NASL
    descriptionMozilla Firefox was updated to 45.3.0 ESR to fix the following issues (bsc#991809) : - MFSA 2016-62/CVE-2016-2835/CVE-2016-2836 Miscellaneous memory safety hazards (rv:48.0 / rv:45.3) - MFSA 2016-63/CVE-2016-2830 Favicon network connection can persist when page is closed - MFSA 2016-64/CVE-2016-2838 Buffer overflow rendering SVG with bidirectional content - MFSA 2016-65/CVE-2016-2839 Cairo rendering crash due to memory allocation issue with FFmpeg 0.10 - MFSA 2016-67/CVE-2016-5252 Stack underflow during 2D graphics rendering - MFSA 2016-70/CVE-2016-5254 Use-after-free when using alt key and toplevel menus - MFSA 2016-72/CVE-2016-5258 Use-after-free in DTLS during WebRTC session shutdown - MFSA 2016-73/CVE-2016-5259 Use-after-free in service workers with nested sync events - MFSA 2016-76/CVE-2016-5262 Scripts on marquee tag can execute in sandboxed iframes - MFSA 2016-77/CVE-2016-2837 Buffer overflow in ClearKey Content Decryption Module (CDM) during video playback - MFSA 2016-78/CVE-2016-5263 Type confusion in display transformation - MFSA 2016-79/CVE-2016-5264 Use-after-free when applying SVG effects - MFSA 2016-80/CVE-2016-5265 Same-origin policy violation using local HTML file and saved shortcut file - CVE-2016-6354: Fix for possible buffer overrun (bsc#990856) Also a temporary workaround was added : - Temporarily bind Firefox to the first CPU as a hotfix for an apparent race condition (bsc#989196, bsc#990628) Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE 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 id93313
    published2016-09-02
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/93313
    titleSUSE SLES11 Security Update : MozillaFirefox (SUSE-SU-2016:2195-1)

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rhsa
idRHSA-2016:1551
rpms
  • firefox-0:45.3.0-1.el5_11
  • firefox-0:45.3.0-1.el6_8
  • firefox-0:45.3.0-1.el7_2
  • firefox-debuginfo-0:45.3.0-1.el5_11
  • firefox-debuginfo-0:45.3.0-1.el6_8
  • firefox-debuginfo-0:45.3.0-1.el7_2