Vulnerabilities > CVE-2020-12410 - Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in multiple products

047910
CVSS 8.8 - HIGH
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
HIGH
Integrity impact
HIGH
Availability impact
HIGH
network
low complexity
mozilla
canonical
CWE-787
nessus

Summary

Mozilla developers reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 76 and Firefox ESR 68.8. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 68.9.0, Firefox < 77, and Firefox ESR < 68.9.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Mozilla
790
OS
Canonical
4

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Nessus

  • NASL familyDebian Local Security Checks
    NASL idDEBIAN_DSA-4702.NASL
    descriptionMultiple security issues have been found in Thunderbird which could result in the setup of a non-encrypted IMAP connection, denial of service or potentially the execution of arbitrary code.
    last seen2020-06-13
    modified2020-06-12
    plugin id137375
    published2020-06-12
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/137375
    titleDebian DSA-4702-1 : thunderbird - security update
  • NASL familyDebian Local Security Checks
    NASL idDEBIAN_DLA-2243.NASL
    descriptionMultiple security issues have been found in the Mozilla Firefox web browser, which could potentially result in the execution of arbitrary code or a timing attack on cryptographic keys. For Debian 8
    last seen2020-06-11
    modified2020-06-10
    plugin id137284
    published2020-06-10
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/137284
    titleDebian DLA-2243-1 : firefox-esr security update
  • NASL familyScientific Linux Local Security Checks
    NASL idSL_20200603_FIREFOX_ON_SL6_X.NASL
    descriptionSecurity Fix(es) : - Mozilla: Use-after-free in SharedWorkerService (CVE-2020-12405) - Mozilla: JavaScript Type confusion with NativeTypes (CVE-2020-12406) - Mozilla: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 77 and Firefox ESR 68.9 (CVE-2020-12410)
    last seen2020-06-11
    modified2020-06-05
    plugin id137175
    published2020-06-05
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/137175
    titleScientific Linux Security Update : firefox on SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20200603)
  • NASL familyWindows
    NASL idMOZILLA_THUNDERBIRD_68_9_0.NASL
    descriptionThe version of Thunderbird installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 68.9.0. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the mfsa2020-22 advisory. - NSS has shown timing differences when performing DSA signatures, which was exploitable and could eventually leak private keys. (CVE-2020-12399) - When browsing a malicious page, a race condition in our SharedWorkerService could occur and lead to a potentially exploitable crash. (CVE-2020-12405) - Mozilla developer Iain Ireland discovered a missing type check during unboxed objects removal, resulting in a crash. We presume that with enough effort that it could be exploited to run arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-12406) - Mozilla developers Tom Tung and Karl Tomlinson reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 68.8. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-12410) - If Thunderbird is configured to use STARTTLS for an IMAP server, and the server sends a PREAUTH response, then Thunderbird will continue with an unencrypted connection, causing email data to be sent without protection. (CVE-2020-12398) Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application
    last seen2020-06-10
    modified2020-06-04
    plugin id137087
    published2020-06-04
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/137087
    titleMozilla Thunderbird < 68.9.0
  • NASL familyCentOS Local Security Checks
    NASL idCENTOS_RHSA-2020-2381.NASL
    descriptionThe remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2020:2381 advisory. - Mozilla: Use-after-free in SharedWorkerService (CVE-2020-12405) - Mozilla: JavaScript Type confusion with NativeTypes (CVE-2020-12406) - Mozilla: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 77 and Firefox ESR 68.9 (CVE-2020-12410) Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application
    last seen2020-06-11
    modified2020-06-05
    plugin id137150
    published2020-06-05
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/137150
    titleCentOS 7 : firefox (CESA-2020:2381)
  • NASL familyOracle Linux Local Security Checks
    NASL idORACLELINUX_ELSA-2020-2381.NASL
    descriptionFrom Red Hat Security Advisory 2020:2381 : The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2020:2381 advisory. - Mozilla: Use-after-free in SharedWorkerService (CVE-2020-12405) - Mozilla: JavaScript Type confusion with NativeTypes (CVE-2020-12406) - Mozilla: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 77 and Firefox ESR 68.9 (CVE-2020-12410) Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application
    last seen2020-06-11
    modified2020-06-08
    plugin id137221
    published2020-06-08
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/137221
    titleOracle Linux 7 : firefox (ELSA-2020-2381)
  • NASL familyRed Hat Local Security Checks
    NASL idREDHAT-RHSA-2020-2379.NASL
    descriptionThe remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2020:2379 advisory. - Mozilla: Use-after-free in SharedWorkerService (CVE-2020-12405) - Mozilla: JavaScript Type confusion with NativeTypes (CVE-2020-12406) - Mozilla: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 77 and Firefox ESR 68.9 (CVE-2020-12410) Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application
    last seen2020-06-06
    modified2020-06-03
    plugin id137069
    published2020-06-03
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/137069
    titleRHEL 8 : firefox (RHSA-2020:2379)
  • NASL familyRed Hat Local Security Checks
    NASL idREDHAT-RHSA-2020-2381.NASL
    descriptionThe remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2020:2381 advisory. - Mozilla: Use-after-free in SharedWorkerService (CVE-2020-12405) - Mozilla: JavaScript Type confusion with NativeTypes (CVE-2020-12406) - Mozilla: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 77 and Firefox ESR 68.9 (CVE-2020-12410) Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application
    last seen2020-06-06
    modified2020-06-03
    plugin id137083
    published2020-06-03
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/137083
    titleRHEL 7 : firefox (RHSA-2020:2381)
  • NASL familyRed Hat Local Security Checks
    NASL idREDHAT-RHSA-2020-2380.NASL
    descriptionThe remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2020:2380 advisory. - Mozilla: Use-after-free in SharedWorkerService (CVE-2020-12405) - Mozilla: JavaScript Type confusion with NativeTypes (CVE-2020-12406) - Mozilla: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 77 and Firefox ESR 68.9 (CVE-2020-12410) Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application
    last seen2020-06-06
    modified2020-06-03
    plugin id137066
    published2020-06-03
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/137066
    titleRHEL 8 : firefox (RHSA-2020:2380)
  • NASL familyUbuntu Local Security Checks
    NASL idUBUNTU_USN-4383-1.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, spoof the addressbar, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-12405, CVE-2020-12406, CVE-2020-12407, CVE-2020-12408, CVE-2020-12409, CVE-2020-12410, CVE-2020-12411) It was discovered that NSS showed timing differences when performing DSA signatures. An attacker could potentially exploit this to obtain private keys using a timing attack. (CVE-2020-12399). 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 seen2020-06-11
    modified2020-06-05
    plugin id137179
    published2020-06-05
    reporterUbuntu Security Notice (C) 2020 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/137179
    titleUbuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 19.10 / 20.04 : firefox vulnerabilities (USN-4383-1)
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idOPENSUSE-2020-789.NASL
    descriptionThis update for MozillaFirefox fixes the following issues : - MozillaFirefox was updated to version 68.9.0 Extended Support Release (bsc#1172402). - CVE-2020-12405: Fixed a use-after-free in SharedWorkerService. - CVE-2020-12406: Fixed a JavaScript Type confusion with NativeTypes. - CVE-2020-12410: Fixed multiple memory safety bugs.&#9; This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.
    last seen2020-06-12
    modified2020-06-11
    plugin id137349
    published2020-06-11
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/137349
    titleopenSUSE Security Update : MozillaFirefox (openSUSE-2020-789)
  • NASL familyMacOS X Local Security Checks
    NASL idMACOS_THUNDERBIRD_68_9_0.NASL
    descriptionThe version of Thunderbird installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is prior to 68.9.0. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the mfsa2020-22 advisory. - NSS has shown timing differences when performing DSA signatures, which was exploitable and could eventually leak private keys. (CVE-2020-12399) - When browsing a malicious page, a race condition in our SharedWorkerService could occur and lead to a potentially exploitable crash. (CVE-2020-12405) - Mozilla developer Iain Ireland discovered a missing type check during unboxed objects removal, resulting in a crash. We presume that with enough effort that it could be exploited to run arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-12406) - Mozilla developers Tom Tung and Karl Tomlinson reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 68.8. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-12410) - If Thunderbird is configured to use STARTTLS for an IMAP server, and the server sends a PREAUTH response, then Thunderbird will continue with an unencrypted connection, causing email data to be sent without protection. (CVE-2020-12398) Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application
    last seen2020-06-10
    modified2020-06-04
    plugin id137086
    published2020-06-04
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/137086
    titleMozilla Thunderbird < 68.9.0
  • NASL familySlackware Local Security Checks
    NASL idSLACKWARE_SSA_2020-156-01.NASL
    descriptionNew mozilla-thunderbird packages are available for Slackware 14.2 and -current to fix security issues.
    last seen2020-06-06
    modified2020-06-05
    plugin id137177
    published2020-06-05
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/137177
    titleSlackware 14.2 / current : mozilla-thunderbird (SSA:2020-156-01)
  • NASL familyDebian Local Security Checks
    NASL idDEBIAN_DSA-4695.NASL
    descriptionMultiple security issues have been found in the Mozilla Firefox web browser, which could potentially result in the execution of arbitrary code or a timing attack on cryptographic keys.
    last seen2020-06-11
    modified2020-06-05
    plugin id137155
    published2020-06-05
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/137155
    titleDebian DSA-4695-1 : firefox-esr - security update
  • NASL familyOracle Linux Local Security Checks
    NASL idORACLELINUX_ELSA-2020-2379.NASL
    descriptionFrom Red Hat Security Advisory 2020:2379 : The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2020:2379 advisory. - Mozilla: Use-after-free in SharedWorkerService (CVE-2020-12405) - Mozilla: JavaScript Type confusion with NativeTypes (CVE-2020-12406) - Mozilla: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 77 and Firefox ESR 68.9 (CVE-2020-12410) Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application
    last seen2020-06-11
    modified2020-06-08
    plugin id137220
    published2020-06-08
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/137220
    titleOracle Linux 8 : firefox (ELSA-2020-2379)
  • NASL familyScientific Linux Local Security Checks
    NASL idSL_20200603_FIREFOX_ON_SL7_X.NASL
    descriptionSecurity Fix(es) : - Mozilla: Use-after-free in SharedWorkerService (CVE-2020-12405) - Mozilla: JavaScript Type confusion with NativeTypes (CVE-2020-12406) - Mozilla: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 77 and Firefox ESR 68.9 (CVE-2020-12410)
    last seen2020-06-11
    modified2020-06-05
    plugin id137176
    published2020-06-05
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/137176
    titleScientific Linux Security Update : firefox on SL7.x x86_64 (20200603)

Redhat

advisories
  • bugzilla
    id1843313
    titleCVE-2020-12405 Mozilla: Use-after-free in SharedWorkerService
    oval
    OR
    • commentRed Hat Enterprise Linux must be installed
      ovaloval:com.redhat.rhba:tst:20070304026
    • AND
      • commentRed Hat Enterprise Linux 6 is installed
        ovaloval:com.redhat.rhba:tst:20111656003
      • commentfirefox is earlier than 0:68.9.0-1.el6_10
        ovaloval:com.redhat.rhsa:tst:20202378001
      • commentfirefox is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
        ovaloval:com.redhat.rhsa:tst:20100861006
    rhsa
    idRHSA-2020:2378
    released2020-06-03
    severityImportant
    titleRHSA-2020:2378: firefox security update (Important)
  • bugzilla
    id1843313
    titleCVE-2020-12405 Mozilla: Use-after-free in SharedWorkerService
    oval
    OR
    • commentRed Hat Enterprise Linux must be installed
      ovaloval:com.redhat.rhba:tst:20070304026
    • AND
      • commentRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8 is installed
        ovaloval:com.redhat.rhba:tst:20193384074
      • OR
        • AND
          • commentfirefox-debugsource is earlier than 0:68.9.0-1.el8_2
            ovaloval:com.redhat.rhsa:tst:20202379001
          • commentfirefox-debugsource is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
            ovaloval:com.redhat.rhsa:tst:20190966002
        • AND
          • commentfirefox is earlier than 0:68.9.0-1.el8_2
            ovaloval:com.redhat.rhsa:tst:20202379003
          • commentfirefox is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
            ovaloval:com.redhat.rhsa:tst:20100861006
    rhsa
    idRHSA-2020:2379
    released2020-06-03
    severityImportant
    titleRHSA-2020:2379: firefox security update (Important)
  • bugzilla
    id1843313
    titleCVE-2020-12405 Mozilla: Use-after-free in SharedWorkerService
    oval
    OR
    • commentRed Hat Enterprise Linux must be installed
      ovaloval:com.redhat.rhba:tst:20070304026
    • AND
      • commentRed Hat Enterprise Linux 7 is installed
        ovaloval:com.redhat.rhba:tst:20150364027
      • commentfirefox is earlier than 0:68.9.0-1.el7_8
        ovaloval:com.redhat.rhsa:tst:20202381001
      • commentfirefox is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
        ovaloval:com.redhat.rhsa:tst:20100861006
    rhsa
    idRHSA-2020:2381
    released2020-06-03
    severityImportant
    titleRHSA-2020:2381: firefox security update (Important)
rpms
  • firefox-0:68.9.0-1.el6_10
  • firefox-debuginfo-0:68.9.0-1.el6_10
  • firefox-0:68.9.0-1.el8_2
  • firefox-debuginfo-0:68.9.0-1.el8_2
  • firefox-debugsource-0:68.9.0-1.el8_2
  • firefox-0:68.9.0-1.el8_1
  • firefox-debuginfo-0:68.9.0-1.el8_1
  • firefox-debugsource-0:68.9.0-1.el8_1
  • firefox-0:68.9.0-1.el7_8
  • firefox-debuginfo-0:68.9.0-1.el7_8
  • firefox-0:68.9.0-1.el8_0
  • firefox-debuginfo-0:68.9.0-1.el8_0
  • firefox-debugsource-0:68.9.0-1.el8_0