Vulnerabilities > CVE-2018-12406 - 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

Summary

Mozilla developers and community members reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 63. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort that some of these could be exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 64.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Mozilla
409
OS
Canonical
4

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 familyFreeBSD Local Security Checks
    NASL idFREEBSD_PKG_D10B49B28D0249E8AFDE0844626317AF.NASL
    descriptionMozilla Foundation reports : CVE-2018-12407: Buffer overflow with ANGLE library when using VertexBuffer11 module CVE-2018-17466: Buffer overflow and out-of-bounds read in ANGLE library with TextureStorage11 CVE-2018-18492: Use-after-free with select element CVE-2018-18493: Buffer overflow in accelerated 2D canvas with Skia CVE-2018-18494: Same-origin policy violation using location attribute and performance.getEntries to steal cross-origin URLs CVE-2018-18495: WebExtension content scripts can be loaded in about: pages CVE-2018-18496: Embedded feed preview page can be abused for clickjacking CVE-2018-18497: WebExtensions can load arbitrary URLs through pipe separators CVE-2018-18498: Integer overflow when calculating buffer sizes for images CVE-2018-12406: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 64 CVE-2018-12405: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 64 and Firefox ESR 60.4
    last seen2020-04-30
    modified2018-12-13
    plugin id119636
    published2018-12-13
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2018-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/119636
    titleFreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (d10b49b2-8d02-49e8-afde-0844626317af)
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
    # extracted from the FreeBSD VuXML database :
    #
    # Copyright 2003-2020 Jacques Vidrine and contributors
    #
    # Redistribution and use in source (VuXML) and 'compiled' forms (SGML,
    # HTML, PDF, PostScript, RTF and so forth) with or without modification,
    # are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
    # 1. Redistributions of source code (VuXML) must retain the above
    #    copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
    #    disclaimer as the first lines of this file unmodified.
    # 2. Redistributions in compiled form (transformed to other DTDs,
    #    published online in any format, converted to PDF, PostScript,
    #    RTF and other formats) must reproduce the above copyright
    #    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
    #    in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
    #    distribution.
    # 
    # THIS DOCUMENTATION IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
    # AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
    # THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
    # PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS
    # BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY,
    # OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT
    # OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR
    # BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY,
    # WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE
    # OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS DOCUMENTATION,
    # EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(119636);
      script_version("1.5");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/04/28");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2018-12405", "CVE-2018-12406", "CVE-2018-12407", "CVE-2018-17466", "CVE-2018-18492", "CVE-2018-18493", "CVE-2018-18494", "CVE-2018-18495", "CVE-2018-18496", "CVE-2018-18497", "CVE-2018-18498");
    
      script_name(english:"FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (d10b49b2-8d02-49e8-afde-0844626317af)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks for updated packages in pkg_info output");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:
    "The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related
    updates."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "Mozilla Foundation reports :
    
    CVE-2018-12407: Buffer overflow with ANGLE library when using
    VertexBuffer11 module
    
    CVE-2018-17466: Buffer overflow and out-of-bounds read in ANGLE
    library with TextureStorage11
    
    CVE-2018-18492: Use-after-free with select element
    
    CVE-2018-18493: Buffer overflow in accelerated 2D canvas with Skia
    
    CVE-2018-18494: Same-origin policy violation using location attribute
    and performance.getEntries to steal cross-origin URLs
    
    CVE-2018-18495: WebExtension content scripts can be loaded in about:
    pages
    
    CVE-2018-18496: Embedded feed preview page can be abused for
    clickjacking
    
    CVE-2018-18497: WebExtensions can load arbitrary URLs through pipe
    separators
    
    CVE-2018-18498: Integer overflow when calculating buffer sizes for
    images
    
    CVE-2018-12406: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 64
    
    CVE-2018-12405: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 64 and Firefox ESR
    60.4"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2018-29/"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2018-30/"
      );
      # https://vuxml.freebsd.org/freebsd/d10b49b2-8d02-49e8-afde-0844626317af.html
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?2a43fa4a"
      );
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected packages.");
      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:N/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:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:firefox");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:firefox-esr");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:libxul");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:linux-firefox");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:linux-seamonkey");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:linux-thunderbird");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:seamonkey");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:thunderbird");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:waterfox");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2018/12/11");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2018/12/11");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2018/12/13");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2018-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
      script_family(english:"FreeBSD Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/FreeBSD/release", "Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("freebsd_package.inc");
    
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "FreeBSD");
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    
    flag = 0;
    
    if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"firefox<64.0_3,1")) flag++;
    if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"waterfox<56.2.6")) flag++;
    if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"seamonkey<2.53.0")) flag++;
    if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"linux-seamonkey<2.53.0")) flag++;
    if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"firefox-esr<60.4.0,1")) flag++;
    if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"linux-firefox<60.4.0,2")) flag++;
    if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"libxul<60.4.0")) flag++;
    if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"thunderbird<60.4.0")) flag++;
    if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"linux-thunderbird<60.4.0")) flag++;
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:pkg_report_get());
      else security_hole(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
    
  • NASL familyUbuntu Local Security Checks
    NASL idUBUNTU_USN-3844-1.NASL
    descriptionMultiple security issues were discovered 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, bypass same-origin restritions, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-12405, CVE-2018-12406, CVE-2018-12407, CVE-2018-17466, CVE-2018-18492, CVE-2018-18493, CVE-2018-18494, CVE-2018-18498) Multiple security issues were discovered in WebExtensions. If a user were tricked in to installing a specially crafted extension, an attacker could potentially exploit these to open privileged pages, or bypass other security restrictions. (CVE-2018-18495, CVE-2018-18497). 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 seen2020-04-10
    modified2018-12-13
    plugin id119654
    published2018-12-13
    reporterUbuntu Security Notice (C) 2018-2020 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2018-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/119654
    titleUbuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 18.10 : firefox vulnerabilities (USN-3844-1)
  • NASL familyWindows
    NASL idMOZILLA_FIREFOX_64_0.NASL
    descriptionThe version of Mozilla Firefox installed on the remote Windows host is is prior to 64.0. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the mfsa2018-29 advisory. - A buffer overflow occurs when drawing and validating elements with the ANGLE graphics library, used for WebGL content, when working with the VertexBuffer11 module. This results in a potentially exploitable crash. (CVE-2018-12407) - A buffer overflow and out-of-bounds read can occur in TextureStorage11 within the ANGLE graphics library, used for WebGL content. This results in a potentially exploitable crash. (CVE-2018-17466) - A use-after-free vulnerability can occur after deleting a selection element due to a weak reference to the select element in the options collection. This results in a potentially exploitable crash. (CVE-2018-18492) - A buffer overflow can occur in the Skia library during buffer offset calculations with hardware accelerated canvas 2D actions due to the use of 32-bit calculations instead of 64-bit. This results in a potentially exploitable crash. (CVE-2018-18493) - A same-origin policy violation allowing the theft of cross-origin URL entries when using the Javascript location property to cause a redirection to another site using performance.getEntries(). This is a same- origin policy violation and could allow for data theft. (CVE-2018-18494) - WebExtension content scripts can be loaded into about: pages in some circumstances, in violation of the permissions granted to extensions. This could allow an extension to interfere with the loading and usage of these pages and use capabilities that were intended to be restricted from extensions. (CVE-2018-18495) - When the RSS Feed preview about:feeds page is framed within another page, it can be used in concert with scripted content for a clickjacking attack that confuses users into downloading and executing an executable file from a temporary directory. *Note: This issue only affects Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are not affected.* (CVE-2018-18496) - Limitations on the URIs allowed to WebExtensions by the browser.windows.create API can be bypassed when a pipe in the URL field is used within the extension to load multiple pages as a single argument. This could allow a malicious WebExtension to opened privileged about: or file: locations. (CVE-2018-18497) - A potential vulnerability leading to an integer overflow can occur during buffer size calculations for images when a raw value is used instead of the checked value. This can lead to an out-of-bounds write. (CVE-2018-18498) - The about:crashcontent and about:crashparent pages can be triggered by web content. These pages are used to crash the loaded page or the browser for test purposes. This issue allows for a non-persistent denial of service (DOS) attack by a malicious site which links to these pages. (CVE-2018-18510) - Mozilla developers and community members Alex Gaynor, Andr Bargull, Boris Zbarsky, Christian Holler, Jan de Mooij, Jason Kratzer, Philipp, Ronald Crane, Natalia Csoregi, and Paul Theriault reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 63. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort that some of these could be exploited to run arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-12406) - Mozilla developers and community members Christian Holler, Diego Calleja, Andrew McCreight, Jon Coppeard, Jed Davis, Natalia Csoregi, Nicolas B. Pierron, and Tyson Smith reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 63 and Firefox ESR 60.3. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort that some of these could be exploited to run arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-12405) Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id119604
    published2018-12-12
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/119604
    titleMozilla Firefox < 64.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • NASL familyMacOS X Local Security Checks
    NASL idMACOSX_FIREFOX_64_0.NASL
    descriptionThe version of Mozilla Firefox installed on the remote macOS host is prior to 64.0. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as noted in Mozilla Firefox stable channel update release notes for 2018/12/11. Please refer to the release notes for additional information. Note that Nessus has not attempted to exploit these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
    last seen2019-02-21
    modified2019-01-31
    plugin id119603
    published2018-12-12
    reporterTenable
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/index.php?view=single&id=119603
    titleMozilla Firefox < 64.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (macOS)
  • NASL familyMacOS X Local Security Checks
    NASL idMACOS_FIREFOX_64_0.NASL
    descriptionThe version of Firefox installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is prior to 64.0. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the mfsa2018-29 advisory. - A buffer overflow occurs when drawing and validating elements with the ANGLE graphics library, used for WebGL content, when working with the VertexBuffer11 module. This results in a potentially exploitable crash. (CVE-2018-12407) - A buffer overflow and out-of-bounds read can occur in TextureStorage11 within the ANGLE graphics library, used for WebGL content. This results in a potentially exploitable crash. (CVE-2018-17466) - A use-after-free vulnerability can occur after deleting a selection element due to a weak reference to the select element in the options collection. This results in a potentially exploitable crash. (CVE-2018-18492) - A buffer overflow can occur in the Skia library during buffer offset calculations with hardware accelerated canvas 2D actions due to the use of 32-bit calculations instead of 64-bit. This results in a potentially exploitable crash. (CVE-2018-18493) - A same-origin policy violation allowing the theft of cross-origin URL entries when using the Javascript location property to cause a redirection to another site using performance.getEntries(). This is a same- origin policy violation and could allow for data theft. (CVE-2018-18494) - WebExtension content scripts can be loaded into about: pages in some circumstances, in violation of the permissions granted to extensions. This could allow an extension to interfere with the loading and usage of these pages and use capabilities that were intended to be restricted from extensions. (CVE-2018-18495) - When the RSS Feed preview about:feeds page is framed within another page, it can be used in concert with scripted content for a clickjacking attack that confuses users into downloading and executing an executable file from a temporary directory. *Note: This issue only affects Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are not affected.* (CVE-2018-18496) - Limitations on the URIs allowed to WebExtensions by the browser.windows.create API can be bypassed when a pipe in the URL field is used within the extension to load multiple pages as a single argument. This could allow a malicious WebExtension to opened privileged about: or file: locations. (CVE-2018-18497) - A potential vulnerability leading to an integer overflow can occur during buffer size calculations for images when a raw value is used instead of the checked value. This can lead to an out-of-bounds write. (CVE-2018-18498) - The about:crashcontent and about:crashparent pages can be triggered by web content. These pages are used to crash the loaded page or the browser for test purposes. This issue allows for a non-persistent denial of service (DOS) attack by a malicious site which links to these pages. (CVE-2018-18510) - Mozilla developers and community members Alex Gaynor, Andr Bargull, Boris Zbarsky, Christian Holler, Jan de Mooij, Jason Kratzer, Philipp, Ronald Crane, Natalia Csoregi, and Paul Theriault reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 63. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort that some of these could be exploited to run arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-12406) - Mozilla developers and community members Christian Holler, Diego Calleja, Andrew McCreight, Jon Coppeard, Jed Davis, Natalia Csoregi, Nicolas B. Pierron, and Tyson Smith reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 63 and Firefox ESR 60.3. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort that some of these could be exploited to run arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-12405) Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id122192
    published2019-02-14
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/122192
    titleMozilla Firefox < 64.0