Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.9/2.0.0.1 LOAD document.write memory corruption
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A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.9/2.0.0.1 (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function document.write
of the component LOAD Handler. 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:
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.9 and 2.0.0.1, and SeaMonkey before 1.0.8 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via JavaScript onUnload handlers that modify the structure of a document, wich triggers memory corruption due to the lack of a finalize hook on DOM window objects.
The bug was discovered 02/23/2007. The weakness was disclosed 02/22/2007 by Michal Zalewski as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). It is possible to read the advisory at kb.cert.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-1092 since 02/26/2007. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a exploit are known.
The exploit is available at lcamtuf.coredump.cx. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 24703 (CentOS 3 / 4 : seamonkey (CESA-2007:0077)), 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 156209 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for Thunderbird (ELSA-2007:0078)).
Upgrading to version 1.5.0.9 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (32648) and Tenable (24703). The entries 2704, 2943, 2963 and 11812 are pretty similar.
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Nessus ID: 24703
Nessus Name: CentOS 3 / 4 : seamonkey (CESA-2007:0077)
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OpenVAS ID: 58054
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: firefox
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Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgProduct: mozilla.org
Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: Michal Zalewski
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-1092 (🔍)
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X-Force: 32648
SecurityTracker: 1017701
Vulnerability Center: 14509 - Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey Remote Code Execution via JavaScript onUnload Handlers, Medium
SecurityFocus: 22679 - Mozilla Firefox OnUnload Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 24205 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 32103 - Mozilla Multiple Products onUnload document.write() Memory Corruption
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Entry
Created: 03/13/2015 12:16Updated: 07/16/2019 08:45
Changes: 03/13/2015 12:16 (96), 07/16/2019 08:45 (2)
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