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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Mozilla Firefox (Web Browser). Affected is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.12 and 3.5 before 3.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors involving a Flash object, a slow script dialog, and the unloading of the Flash plugin, which triggers attempted use of a deleted object.
The weakness was released 07/22/2009 by Peter Van der Beken (moz_bug_r_a4) with Martijn Wargers (Website). The advisory is shared for download at vupen.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-2467 since 07/15/2009. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 39853 (Firefox 3.5.x < 3.5.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116528 (Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities (MFSA 2009-34, MFSA 2009-35, MFSA 2009-36, MFSA 2009-37, MFSA 2009-39, MFSA 2009-40)).
Upgrading to version 1.0 eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 8756.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (51904) and Tenable (39853). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 48108, 49120, 49119 and 49118.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 39853
Nessus Name: Firefox 3.5.x < 3.5.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 64479
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1840-1 (xulrunner)
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Upgrade: Firefox 1.0
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Timeline
07/15/2009 🔍07/17/2009 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgProduct: mozilla.org
Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Peter Van der Beken (moz_bug_r_a4)
Organization: Martijn Wargers
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-2467 (🔍)
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X-Force: 51904
Vulnerability Center: 22951 - Mozilla Firefox 3.0-3.0.11 and 3.5 Flash Player Unloading DoS and Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 35758 - RETIRED: Mozilla Firefox MFSA 2009-34, -35, -36, -37, -39, -40 Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 35914 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
Vupen: ADV-2009-1972
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Entry
Created: 03/18/2015 15:15Updated: 08/12/2021 19:46
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (65), 02/12/2017 12:50 (16), 08/12/2021 19:46 (2)
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