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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Mozilla Firefox (Web Browser). Affected is an unknown code. 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. CVE summarizes:
Unspecified vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox before 1.5.0.4 and SeaMonkey before 1.0.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by using the nsISelectionPrivate interface of the Selection object to add a SelectionListener and create notifications that are executed in a privileged context.
The bug was discovered 06/01/2006. The weakness was shared 06/02/2006 by Mikolaj J. Habryn (moz_bug_r_a4) with Cybozu Labs as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is available at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-2777 since 06/02/2006. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22660 (Debian DSA-1118-1 : mozilla - several vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165145 (SUSE Security Update for Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird, Seamonkey (SUSE-SA:2006:035)).
Upgrading to version 1.5.0.4 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 4656.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (26853) and Tenable (22660). The entries 2174, 2283, 2285 and 2282 are related to this item.
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
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Nessus ID: 22660
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1118-1 : mozilla - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 57153
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1118-1 (mozilla)
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Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgProduct: mozilla.org
Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: Mikolaj J. Habryn (moz_bug_r_a4)
Organization: Cybozu Labs
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-2777 (🔍)
X-Force: 26853
SecurityTracker: 1016202
Vulnerability Center: 11888 - Mozilla Firefox \x26 SeaMonkey Code Execution via nsISelectionPrivate Interface, High
SecurityFocus: 18228 - Mozilla Firefox, SeaMonkey, Camino, and Thunderbird Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 20394 - SeaMonkey VCard Double-Free and "addSelectionListener" Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 26315 - CVE-2006-2777 - Mozilla - Firefox and SeaMonkey - Unspecifed Issue
Vupen: ADV-2006-2106
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Created: 03/12/2015 12:19Updated: 06/20/2019 16:23
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (91), 06/20/2019 16:23 (4)
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