Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird up to 2.0.0.0 LiveConnect use after free
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A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird up to 2.0.0.0 (Web Browser). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code block of the component LiveConnect. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:
Use-after-free vulnerability in the LiveConnect bridge code for 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) via unknown vectors.
The bug was discovered 12/19/2006. The weakness was disclosed 12/19/2006 by Vladimir Vukicevic (moz_bug_r_a4) (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-6502 since 12/13/2006. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 23942 (CentOS 4 : Firefox (CESA-2006:0758)), 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 156235 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for Firefox (ELSA-2006:0758)).
Upgrading to version 2.x eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability. 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 (30995) and Tenable (23942). The entries 2774, 2770, 2771 and 2777 are pretty similar.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Use after freeCWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 23942
Nessus Name: CentOS 4 : Firefox (CESA-2006:0758)
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OpenVAS ID: 57829
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1253-1 (mozilla-firefox)
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Upgrade: Firefox/Thunderbird 2.x
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Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgProduct: mozilla.org
Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Vladimir Vukicevic (moz_bug_r_a4)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-6502 (🔍)
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X-Force: 30995
SecurityTracker: 1017411
Vulnerability Center: 13427 - Mozilla Web-Browsers LiveConnect Bridge Code Denial of Service, Medium
SecurityFocus: 21668 - Mozilla Firefox/SeaMonkey/Thunderbird Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 23282
OSVDB: 31343 - CVE-2006-6502 - Mozilla - Multiple Products - Use-After-Free Issue
Vupen: ADV-2006-5068
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Entry
Created: 03/12/2015 22:21Updated: 07/12/2019 10:36
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (79), 07/12/2019 10:36 (12)
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