Mozilla Firefox prior 1.0.9 Browser Engine memory corruption

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A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Mozilla Firefox (Web Browser). This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Browser Engine. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.19, 3.5.x before 3.5.9, and 3.6.x before 3.6.2; Thunderbird before 3.0.4; and SeaMonkey before 2.0.4 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 shared 04/05/2010 by Martijn Wargers (moz_bug_r_a4) with Martijn Wargers as Bug 546530 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.mozilla.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-0174. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/07/2021).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 68066 (Oracle Linux 4 : thunderbird (ELSA-2010-0544)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 118846 (Red Hat Update for Xulrunner Firefox (RHSA-2010:0332)).

Upgrading to version 1.0.9 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (57389) and Tenable (68066). The entries 52594, 52593, 52592 and 52591 are related to this item.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 68066
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 4 : thunderbird (ELSA-2010-0544)
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OpenVAS ID: 67263
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2027-1 (xulrunner)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 1.0.9

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09/07/2021 +2364 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: Bug 546530
Researcher: Martijn Wargers (moz_bug_r_a4)
Organization: Martijn Wargers
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2010-0174 (🔍)
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X-Force: 57389
Vulnerability Center: 25280 - Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird and SeaMonkey Remote DoS or Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, High
SecurityFocus: 39079 - RETIRED: Mozilla Multiple Products March 30, 2010 Remote Vulnerabilities

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Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 09/07/2021 08:20
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (66), 02/22/2017 11:03 (11), 09/07/2021 08:17 (3), 09/07/2021 08:20 (1)
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