Mozilla Firefox up to 1.0.2 eval memory corruption

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 1.0.2 (Web Browser). This affects the function eval. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The privileged "chrome" UI code in Firefox before 1.0.3 and Mozilla Suite before 1.7.7 allows remote attackers to gain privileges by overriding certain properties or methods of DOM nodes, as demonstrated using multiple attacks involving the eval function or the Script object.

The bug was discovered 04/18/2005. The weakness was published 05/02/2005 as Bug 289961 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-1160 since 04/18/2005. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 14 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20525 (Ubuntu 5.04 : mozilla-firefox vulnerabilities (USN-134-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117970 (CentOS Security Update for Mozilla (CESA-2005:386)).

Upgrading to version 1.0.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 31016.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (37815) and Tenable (20525). Similar entries are available at 779, 1326, 1387 and 1396.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Nessus ID: 20525
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 5.04 : mozilla-firefox vulnerabilities (USN-134-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 55162
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 781-1 (mozilla-thunderbird)
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Upgrade: Firefox 1.0.3
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Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: Bug 289961
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-1160 (🔍)
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X-Force: 37815
Vulnerability Center: 7694 - Mozilla Firefox < 1.0.3 and Mozilla Suite < 1.7.7 Allow Code Execution via DOM Nodes, Medium
SecurityFocus: 15495 - SCO OpenServer Release 5.0.7 Maintenance Pack 4 Released - Multiple Vulnerabilities Fixed
Secunia: 14938 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 15690 - CVE-2005-1160 - Mozilla - Firefox - Privilege Escalation Issue

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Created: 03/11/2015 11:41
Updated: 05/31/2019 18:14
Changes: 03/11/2015 11:41 (84), 05/31/2019 18:14 (7)
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