Mozilla Firefox 3.5.1/3.5.2/3.5.3 memory corruption

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Mozilla Firefox 3.5.1/3.5.2/3.5.3 (Web Browser). Affected by this issue is some unknown processing. 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. CVE summarizes:

The oggplay_data_handle_theora_frame function in media/liboggplay/src/liboggplay/oggplay_data.c in liboggplay, as used in Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x before 3.5.4, attempts to reuse an earlier frame data structure upon encountering a decoding error for the first frame, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted .ogg video file.

The weakness was disclosed 10/29/2009 with Mozilla as MFSA2009-63 as not defined advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-3378 since 09/24/2009. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. 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. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 42295 (CentOS 4 : firefox (CESA-2009:1530)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116565 (Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey Multiple Vulnerabilities (MFSA 2009-52 through MFSA 2009-64)).

Upgrading to version 3.0.15 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at mozilla.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (42295), SecurityFocus (BID 36873†), OSVDB (59388†), Secunia (SA36711†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-23905†).

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 42295
Nessus Name: CentOS 4 : firefox (CESA-2009:1530)
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OpenVAS ID: 66159
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: firefox
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 3.0.15
Patch: mozilla.com
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09/24/2009 🔍
10/27/2009 +33 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA2009-63
Organization: Mozilla
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-3378 (🔍)
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SecurityFocus: 36873 - Mozilla Firefox CVE-2009-3378 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 36711 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 59388 - Mozilla Firefox liboggplay oggplay_data_handle_theora_frame Function NULL Dereference DoS
Vulnerability Center: 23905 - Mozilla Firefox Prior to 3.5.4 liboggplay Remote Arbitrary Code Execution or DoS Vulnerability, High
Vupen: ADV-2009-3334

Entryinfo

Created: 11/19/2009 14:25
Updated: 03/17/2021 15:42
Changes: 11/19/2009 14:25 (83), 01/31/2018 09:52 (9), 03/17/2021 15:42 (2)
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