Mozilla Firefox up to 3.5.3 memory corruption

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A vulnerability has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 3.5.3 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.15 and 3.5.x before 3.5.4, and SeaMonkey before 2.0, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted regular expression in a Proxy Auto-configuration (PAC) file.

The weakness was presented 10/29/2009 by regenrecht with iDEFENSE as MFSA2009-55 as not defined advisory (Website). The advisory is available at mozilla.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-3372. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 42307 (SeaMonkey < 2.0 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 119087 (Red Hat Update for Xulrunner Firefox (RHSA-2009:1530)).

Upgrading to version 1.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (42307), SecurityFocus (BID 36855†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-23890†). See VDB-50647, VDB-50645, VDB-50642 and VDB-50641 for similar entries.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 42307
Nessus Name: SeaMonkey < 2.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 66146
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1922-1 (xulrunner)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 1.1

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08/24/2021 +2351 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA2009-55
Researcher: regenrecht
Organization: iDEFENSE
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-3372 (🔍)
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SecurityFocus: 36855 - Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey 'libpr0n' GIF Parser Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 23890 - Mozilla Firefox < 3.5.4 and SeaMonkey < 2.0 Auto-Configuration File Remote Code Execution and DoS, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/18/2015 03:15 PM
Updated: 08/24/2021 06:28 PM
Changes: 03/18/2015 03:15 PM (64), 01/31/2018 09:55 AM (13), 08/24/2021 06:20 PM (3), 08/24/2021 06:28 PM (1)
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