Mozilla Firefox 1.0.1/1.0.2 Javascript Lambda Symbol memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox 1.0.1/1.0.2 (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component Javascript Lambda Symbol Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The find_replen function in jsstr.c in the Javascript engine for Mozilla Suite 1.7.6, Firefox 1.0.1 and 1.0.2, and Netscape 7.2 allows remote attackers to read portions of heap memory in a Javascript string via the lambda replace method.

The weakness was disclosed 04/04/2005 by Matt (Website). The advisory is available at cubic.xfo.org.ru. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-0989 since 04/06/2005. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available.

The exploit is available at secunia.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21952 (CentOS 4 : thunderbird (CESA-2005:601)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117973 (CentOS Security Update for Mozilla (CESA-2005:384)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at mozilla.org. A possible mitigation has been published 6 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (25334), Tenable (21952), SecurityFocus (BID 12988†), OSVDB (15241†) and Secunia (SA14821†). The entries VDB-921, VDB-949, VDB-1115 and VDB-1185 are pretty similar.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 21952
Nessus Name: CentOS 4 : thunderbird (CESA-2005:601)
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OpenVAS ID: 55162
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 781-1 (mozilla-thunderbird)
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Patch: mozilla.org

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Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: cubic.xfo.org.ru
Researcher: Matt
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-0989 (🔍)
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SecurityFocus: 12988 - Mozilla Suite/Firefox JavaScript Lambda Replace Heap Memory Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 14821 - Mozilla Suite JavaScript Engine Information Disclosure Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 15241 - Mozilla Multiple Browser JavaScript Regex Parsing Information Disclosure
SecurityTracker: 1013643
Vulnerability Center: 7531

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 04/05/2005 10:31 AM
Updated: 12/22/2024 07:11 AM
Changes: 04/05/2005 10:31 AM (90), 07/02/2019 08:29 AM (3), 06/29/2024 08:56 AM (19), 12/22/2024 07:11 AM (7)
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