Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.8/2.0 CSS Cursor Image heap-based overflow

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.8/2.0 (Web Browser). Affected is an unknown function of the component CSS Cursor Image Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Heap-based buffer overflow in Mozilla Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.1, 1.5.x before 1.5.0.9, Thunderbird before 1.5.0.9, and SeaMonkey before 1.0.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by setting the CSS cursor to certain images that cause an incorrect size calculation when converting to a Windows bitmap.

The weakness was disclosed 12/19/2006 by Igor Bukanov, Jesse Ruderman and moz_bug_r_a4 as MFSA2006-69 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-6500 since 12/13/2006. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 23991 (GLSA-200701-02 : Mozilla Firefox: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165111 (SUSE Security Update for Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird (SUSE-SA:2006:080)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at mozilla.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 9089.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (30987), Tenable (23991), SecurityFocus (BID 21668†), OSVDB (31345†) and Secunia (SA23282†).

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Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 23991
Nessus Name: GLSA-200701-02 : Mozilla Firefox: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 830140
OpenVAS Name: Zoho ManageEngine Support Center Plus Multiple Fields XSS Vulnerabilities
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA2006-69
Researcher: Igor Bukanov, Jesse Ruderman, moz_bug_r_a4
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-6500 (🔍)
X-Force: 30987
SecurityFocus: 21668 - Mozilla Firefox/SeaMonkey/Thunderbird Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 23282 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 31345 - Mozilla Multiple Products on Windows CSS Cursor Image Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1017401 - Mozilla Firefox Windows Cursor Image Conversion Heap Overflow Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 13424 - Mozilla Web-Browsers Buffer Overflow via CSS Cursor, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-5068

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Created: 12/21/2006 10:15
Updated: 03/13/2021 17:52
Changes: 12/21/2006 10:15 (86), 01/31/2018 09:53 (10), 03/13/2021 17:52 (2)
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Cache ID: 3:1BF:103

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