Mozilla Firefox Gecko Media Plugin Sandbox Security Bypass Vulnerability

BID:72043

Info

Mozilla Firefox Gecko Media Plugin Sandbox Security Bypass Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 72043
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2014-8643
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jan 13 2015 12:00AM
Updated: Feb 04 2015 12:04AM
Credit: Nils
Vulnerable: Mozilla Firefox 9.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.28
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.22
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.13
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.10
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.9
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.8
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.6
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.4
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.3
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.2
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.17
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.16
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.14
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.13
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.10
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.9
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.8
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.7
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.6
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.5
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.4
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.3
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.2
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.1
Mozilla Firefox 3.5
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.18
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.17
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.16
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.15
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.14
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.13
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.12
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.11
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.10
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.9
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.8
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.7
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.6
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.5
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.4
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.3
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.2
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 20
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 .9
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 .8
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 .7
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 .6
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 .5
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 .4
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 .3
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 .19
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 .17
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 .16
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 .10
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 .1
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.8
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.7
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.6
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.5
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.4
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.2
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.1
Mozilla Firefox 1.5 .8
Mozilla Firefox 1.5
Mozilla Firefox 1.0.8
Mozilla Firefox 1.0.7
Mozilla Firefox 1.0.6
Mozilla Firefox 1.0.5
Mozilla Firefox 1.0.4
Mozilla Firefox 1.0.3
Mozilla Firefox 1.0.2
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.2 x86_64
 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.2
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.2
+ Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 4
 + Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 4
 + RedHat Desktop 4.0
+ RedHat Desktop 4.0
+ RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 4
 + RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 4
 + RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 4
 + RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 4
 Mozilla Firefox 1.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 1.0
Mozilla Firefox 0.10.1
Mozilla Firefox 0.10
Mozilla Firefox 0.9.3
Mozilla Firefox 0.9.2
Mozilla Firefox 0.9.1
Mozilla Firefox 0.9
Mozilla Firefox 0.8
Mozilla Firefox 0.6.1
Mozilla Firefox 0.0.13
Mozilla Firefox 9.0
Mozilla Firefox 8.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 8.0
Mozilla Firefox 7.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 7.0
Mozilla Firefox 7
Mozilla Firefox 6.0.2
Mozilla Firefox 6.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 6.0
Mozilla Firefox 6
Mozilla Firefox 5.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 5.0
Mozilla Firefox 4.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 4.0
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.7
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.27
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.26
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.25
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.24
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.23
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.21
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.20
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.19
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.18
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.17
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.16
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.15
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.14
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.12
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.11
Mozilla Firefox 3.6
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.19
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.18
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.15
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.12
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.11
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.19
Mozilla Firefox 3.0
Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.2
Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.19
Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.18
Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.15
Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.14
Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.13
Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.12
Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.11
Mozilla Firefox 2.0
Mozilla Firefox 13.0
Mozilla Firefox 12.0
Mozilla Firefox 11.0
Mozilla Firefox 10.0.2
Mozilla Firefox 10.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 10.0
Mozilla Firefox 10
Mozilla Firefox 1.8
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.3
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.9
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.7
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.6
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.5
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.4
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.3
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.2
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.11
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.10
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 1.4.1
Mozilla Firefox 0.7
Mozilla Firefox 0.6
Mozilla Firefox 0.5
Mozilla Firefox 0.4
Mozilla Firefox 0.3
Mozilla Firefox 0.2
Mozilla Firefox 0.1
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Mozilla Firefox Gecko Media Plugin Sandbox Security Bypass Vulnerability

Mozilla Firefox is prone to a security-bypass vulnerability.

An attacker can exploit this issue to bypass certain security restrictions and perform unauthorized actions; this may aid in launching further attacks.

Note: This issue affects the Windows platform.

This issue is fixed in:

Firefox 35

Exploit / POC

Mozilla Firefox Gecko Media Plugin Sandbox Security Bypass Vulnerability

Currently, we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

Mozilla Firefox Gecko Media Plugin Sandbox Security Bypass Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

References

Mozilla Firefox Gecko Media Plugin Sandbox Security Bypass Vulnerability

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