Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.11 Javascript Engine resource management

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.11 (Mail Client Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Javascript Engine. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The JavaScript engine in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.12, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.12, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly trigger memory corruption via (1) a large switch statement, (2) certain uses of watch and eval, (3) certain uses of the mousedown event listener, and other vectors.

The bug was discovered 02/07/2008. The weakness was published 02/08/2008 by Gerry Eisenhaur with Martijn Wargers (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-0413 since 01/23/2008. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly 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 30220 (CentOS 4 / 5 : firefox (CESA-2008:0103)), 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 115710 (Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird, SeaMonkey Multiple Vulnerabilities February 2008 Security Update (MFSA 2008-01 through MFSA 2008-10)).

Upgrading to version 2.0.0.11 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 (40363) and Tenable (30220). Similar entries are available at 3567, 3585, 3584 and 3583.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 30220
Nessus Name: CentOS 4 / 5 : firefox (CESA-2008:0103)
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OpenVAS ID: 60363
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1484-1 (xulrunner)
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Upgrade: Thunderbird 2.0.0.11

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org

Advisory: redhat.com
Researcher: Gerry Eisenhaur
Organization: Martijn Wargers
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-0413 (🔍)
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X-Force: 40363
SecurityTracker: 1019321
Vulnerability Center: 17553 - Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird <2.0.0.12 and SeaMonkey <1.1.8 JavaScript Engine Remote Code Execution, Medium
SecurityFocus: 27683 - Mozilla Thunderbird/Seamonkey/Firefox 2.0.0.11 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 28754
OSVDB: 41223 - CVE-2008-0413 - Mozilla - Multiple Products - Denial-Of-Service Issue
Vupen: ADV-2008-0453

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Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 08/04/2019 16:56
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (79), 08/04/2019 16:56 (12)
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