Mozilla Firefox up to 1.5.0.2 Javascript focus resource management
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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 1.5.0.2 (Web Browser). This affects the function focus
of the component Javascript. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.2, when designMode is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via certain Javascript that is not properly handled by the contentWindow.focus method in an iframe, which causes a reference to a deleted controller context object. NOTE: this was originally claimed to be a buffer overflow in (1) js320.dll and (2) xpcom_core.dll, but the vendor disputes this claim.
The bug was discovered 04/23/2006. The weakness was disclosed 04/25/2006 by Martijn Wargers (splices and spiffomatic64) with Securident Technologies (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securident.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-1993 since 04/25/2006. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known.
After before and not just, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21348 (GLSA-200605-06 : Mozilla Firefox: Potential remote code execution), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at getfirefox.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 16024. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 4401.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (25994), Tenable (21348) and Exploit-DB (1716).
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Resource managementCWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
ATT&CK: Unknown
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Remote: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 21348
Nessus Name: GLSA-200605-06 : Mozilla Firefox: Potential remote code execution
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OpenVAS ID: 56717
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1053-1 (mozilla)
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Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Patch: getfirefox.com
Snort ID: 16024
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Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgProduct: mozilla.org
Advisory: securident.com
Researcher: Martijn Wargers (splices, spiffomatic64)
Organization: Securident Technologies
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-1993 (🔍)
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X-Force: 25994 - Mozilla Firefox contentWindow.focus() designMode code execution, High Risk
SecurityTracker: 1015981
Vulnerability Center: 11309 - Firefox Buffer Overflow via iframe.contentWindow.focus(), Medium
SecurityFocus: 17671 - Mozilla Firefox iframe.contentWindow.focus Deleted Object Reference Vulnerability
Secunia: 20214 - HP Tru64 UNIX Firefox/Mozilla Application Suite Vulnerability, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 24967 - Mozilla Firefox iframe.contentWindow.focus() Overflow
Vupen: ADV-2006-1922
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 05/02/2006 15:22Updated: 06/17/2019 11:18
Changes: 05/02/2006 15:22 (116), 06/17/2019 11:18 (1)
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