Firefox onreadystatechange Event DocumentViewerImpl Use After Free
Description
This module exploits a vulnerability found on Firefox 17.0.6, specifically a use after free of a DocumentViewerImpl object, triggered via a specially crafted web page using onreadystatechange events and the window.stop() API, as exploited in the wild on 2013 August to target Tor Browser users.
Author(s)
- Nils
- Unknown
- w3bd3vil
- sinn3r <sinn3r@metasploit.com>
- juan vazquez <juan.vazquez@metasploit.com>
Platform
Windows
Development
Module Options
To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands 'show options' or 'show advanced':
msf > use exploit/windows/browser/mozilla_firefox_onreadystatechange
msf exploit(mozilla_firefox_onreadystatechange) > show targets
...targets...
msf exploit(mozilla_firefox_onreadystatechange) > set TARGET < target-id >
msf exploit(mozilla_firefox_onreadystatechange) > show options
...show and set options...
msf exploit(mozilla_firefox_onreadystatechange) > exploit
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