Mozilla Firefox 3.5.1/3.5.2/3.5.3 Browser Engine memory corruption
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A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in Mozilla Firefox 3.5.1/3.5.2/3.5.3 (Web Browser). Affected is an unknown functionality of the component Browser Engine. 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:
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x before 3.5.4 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.
The weakness was released 10/29/2009 by Jesse Ruderman as MFSA2009-64 as not defined advisory (Website). The advisory is available at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-3381. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/24/2021).
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 42295 (CentOS 4 : firefox (CESA-2009:1530)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116565 (Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey Multiple Vulnerabilities (MFSA 2009-52 through MFSA 2009-64)).
Upgrading to version 3.5.1 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (42295). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 4052, 50808, 50648 and 50647.
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 42295
Nessus Name: CentOS 4 : firefox (CESA-2009:1530)
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OpenVAS ID: 66159
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: firefox
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Upgrade: Firefox 3.5.1
Timeline
09/24/2009 🔍10/27/2009 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgProduct: mozilla.org
Advisory: MFSA2009-64
Researcher: Jesse Ruderman
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-3381 (🔍)
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Vulnerability Center: 23902 - Mozilla Firefox Prior to 3.5.4 Remote Arbitrary Code Execution or DoS Vulnerability, High
SecurityFocus: 36870 - Mozilla Firefox CVE-2009-3381 Multiple Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
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Entry
Created: 03/18/2015 15:15Updated: 08/24/2021 20:26
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (64), 01/31/2018 09:55 (9), 08/24/2021 20:19 (3), 08/24/2021 20:26 (1)
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