Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird prior 2.0.0.19 Javascript Engine jsarray.cpp ResizeSlots incorrect resource management
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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird (Web Browser). This vulnerability affects the function ResizeSlots
of the file jsarray.cpp of the component Javascript Engine. The manipulation of the argument incorrect
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. CVE summarizes:
The JavaScript engine in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.7, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.21, and SeaMonkey 1.1.15 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) a splice of an array that contains "some non-set elements," which causes jsarray.cpp to pass an incorrect argument to the ResizeSlots function, which triggers memory corruption; (2) vectors related to js_DecompileValueGenerator, jsopcode.cpp, __defineSetter__, and watch, which triggers an assertion failure or a segmentation fault; and (3) vectors related to gczeal, __defineSetter__, and watch, which triggers a hang.
The weakness was disclosed 03/04/2009 by Georgi Guninski (TippingPoint) with Zero Day Initiative as Bug 472787 as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-0773 since 03/03/2009. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 35789 (CentOS 4 / 5 : firefox (CESA-2009:0315)), 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 155946 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for Firefox (ELSA-2009-0315)).
Upgrading to version 2.0.0.19 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 6222.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (49080) and Tenable (35789). The entries 3935, 46976, 46975 and 46974 are pretty similar.
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Class: Resource managementCWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 35789
Nessus Name: CentOS 4 / 5 : firefox (CESA-2009:0315)
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OpenVAS ID: 64417
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1830-1 (icedove)
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Vendor: mozilla.orgProduct: mozilla.org
Advisory: Bug 472787
Researcher: Georgi Guninski (TippingPoint)
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-0773 (🔍)
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X-Force: 49080
SecurityTracker: 1021795
Vulnerability Center: 21204 - Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey DoS, Memory Corruption and Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 33990 - Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey MFSA 2009 -07 -08 -09 and -11 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 34145 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 52449 - Mozilla Multiple Products JavaScript Engine Multiple Vector Unspecified DoS
Vupen: ADV-2009-0632
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Entry
Created: 03/17/2015 16:11Updated: 08/29/2019 09:10
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (100), 08/29/2019 09:10 (3)
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