Mozilla Firefox 3.5.2 Protocol of memory allocation

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A vulnerability has been found in Mozilla Firefox 3.5.2 (Web Browser) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function of of the component Protocol Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory allocation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-789. The product allocates memory based on an untrusted, large size value, but it does not ensure that the size is within expected limits, allowing arbitrary amounts of memory to be allocated. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

Mozilla Firefox 3.5.2 on Windows XP, in some situations possibly involving an incompletely configured protocol handler, does not properly implement setting the document.location property to a value specifying a protocol associated with an external application, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via vectors involving a series of function calls that set this property, as demonstrated by (1) the chromehtml: protocol and (2) the aim: protocol.

The weakness was shared 08/27/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-2975 since 08/27/2009. 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. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 11/22/2018).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (52923).

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
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VulDB Temp Score: 4.7
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Class: Memory allocation
CWE: CWE-789 / CWE-400 / CWE-404
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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OpenVAS ID: 900831
OpenVAS Name: Mozilla Firefox document.location Denial Of Service Vulnerability
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03/18/2015 +2029 days 🔍
11/22/2018 +1345 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2009-2975 (🔍)
X-Force: 52923 - Mozilla Firefox document.location property denial of service

Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 11/22/2018 08:32
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (53), 11/22/2018 08:32 (2)
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