Check Point Advisories

Mozilla Multiple Products IDBKeyRange Use-After-Free (CVE-2012-0469)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2012-345
Date Published:	27 Aug 2012
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Wednesday 17 April, 2024
Source:	CVE-2012-0469
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Mozilla Foundation Firefox prior to 12.0 Mozilla Foundation Firefox prior to ESR 10.0.4 Mozilla Foundation SeaMonkey prior to 2.9 Mozilla Foundation Thunderbird prior to 12.0 Mozilla Foundation Thunderbird prior to ESR 10.0.4
Vulnerability Description	A use-after-free vulnerability has been reported in Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey.
Vulnerability Details	The vulnerability is due to the improper removal of reference to objects that have been destroyed. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by enticing a target user to open a specially crafted web page or a malicious file. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the security context of the logged-on user.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block malicious HTTP responses sent from the server.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your product to the latest update. For information on how to update , go to SBP-2006-05, Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R75 / R71 / R70

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Mozilla Multiple Products IDBKeyRange Use-After-Free protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all modules.

SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:
Attack Name: Web Client Enforcement Violation
Attack Information: Mozilla Multiple Products IDBKeyRange Use-After-Free