Mozilla Thunderbird up to 1.5.0.10 Javascript Engine resource management
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A vulnerability has been found in Mozilla Thunderbird up to 1.5.0.10 (Mail Client Software) and classified as critical. 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:
Unspecified vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.6, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.21, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.15 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the JavaScript engine.
The bug was discovered 08/30/2008. The weakness was released 02/04/2009 by Wladimir Palant (moz_bug_r_a4) with Martijn Wargers (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-0353 since 01/29/2009. The exploitation appears to be easy. 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 158 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 35590 (CentOS 4 / 5 : firefox (CESA-2009:0256)), 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 116184 (Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey Multiple Vulnerabilities (MFSA 2009-01 to -06 RHSA-2009:0256 RHSA-2009:0257)).
Upgrading to version 1.5.0.11 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (49484) and Tenable (35590). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 3928, 3924, 3930 and 3929.
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Class: Resource managementCWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 35590
Nessus Name: CentOS 4 / 5 : firefox (CESA-2009:0256)
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OpenVAS ID: 64417
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1830-1 (icedove)
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Upgrade: Thunderbird 1.5.0.11
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Vendor: mozilla.orgAdvisory: redhat.com
Researcher: Wladimir Palant (moz_bug_r_a4)
Organization: Martijn Wargers
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-0353 (🔍)
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X-Force: 49484
SecurityTracker: 1021663
Vulnerability Center: 20730 - Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird and SeaMonkey Remote Memory Corruption Related to JavaScript Engine, Medium
SecurityFocus: 33598 - Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey MFSA 2009 -01 to -06 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 33802
OSVDB: 51929 - CVE-2009-0353 - Mozilla - Firefox, Thunderbird, SeaMonkey - Denial-Of-Service Issue
Vupen: ADV-2009-0313
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Created: 03/17/2015 16:11Updated: 08/26/2019 15:12
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (87), 08/26/2019 15:12 (4)
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