Mozilla Thunderbird up to 1.5.0.7 JavaScript memory corruption
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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Mozilla Thunderbird up to 1.5.0.7 (Mail Client Software). This issue affects the function JavaScript
. 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. The summary by CVE is:
Unspecified vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox before 1.5.0.8, Thunderbird before 1.5.0.8, and SeaMonkey before 1.0.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the XML.prototype.hasOwnProperty JavaScript function.
The bug was discovered 11/07/2006. The weakness was published 11/08/2006 by Martijn Wargers (shutdown) with Martijn Wargers (Website). The advisory is shared at us-cert.gov. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-5747 since 11/06/2006. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is 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 37577 (CentOS 4 : firefox (CESA-2006:0733)), 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 156230 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for Firefox (ELSA-2006:0733,ELSA-2006:0675,ELSA-2006:0610)).
Upgrading to version 1.5.0.8 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 1 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (30093) and Tenable (37577). Similar entries are available at 2544, 2547, 2543 and 2548.
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 37577
Nessus Name: CentOS 4 : firefox (CESA-2006:0733)
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OpenVAS ID: 57945
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200612-06 (mozilla-thunderbird)
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Upgrade: Thunderbird 1.5.0.8
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Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgAdvisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Martijn Wargers (shutdown)
Organization: Martijn Wargers
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-5747 (🔍)
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X-Force: 30093
SecurityTracker: 1017177
Vulnerability Center: 13083 - Mozilla Web-Browsers Unspecified Vulnerability in XML.prototype.hasOwnProperty, Medium
SecurityFocus: 20957 - Mozilla Client Products Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 22722 - Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 30302 - CVE-2006-5747 - Mozilla - Firefox, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey - Unspecified Issue
Vupen: ADV-2006-4387
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Entry
Created: 03/12/2015 22:21Updated: 07/10/2019 17:13
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (92), 07/10/2019 17:13 (4)
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