Mozilla Firefox prior 1.0.9 nsTreeContentView resource management
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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Mozilla Firefox (Web Browser). This issue affects the function nsTreeContentView
. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
The nsTreeContentView function in Mozilla Firefox before 3.5.12 and 3.6.x before 3.6.9, Thunderbird before 3.0.7 and 3.1.x before 3.1.3, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.7 does not properly handle node removal in XUL trees, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving access to deleted memory, related to a "dangling pointer vulnerability."
The weakness was shared 09/09/2010 by regenrecht as Bug 576070 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.mozilla.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-3167 since 08/27/2010. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 49181 (CentOS 3 / 4 : seamonkey (CESA-2010:0680)), 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 118595 (Red Hat Update for Xulrunner Firefox (RHSA-2010:0681)).
Upgrading to version 1.0.9 eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 9972.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (61661) and Tenable (49181).
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Version
- 0.2
- 0.3
- 0.4
- 0.5
- 0.6
- 0.7
- 0.7.1
- 0.7.2
- 0.7.3
- 0.8
- 0.9
- 0.9.1
- 0.9.2
- 0.9.2.1
- 0.9.3
- 0.9.4
- 0.9.4.1
- 0.9.5
- 0.9.6
- 0.9.7
- 0.9.8
- 0.9.9
- 0.9.35
- 0.9.48
- 0.10
- 0.10.1
- 1.0
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.2
- 1.0.3
- 1.0.4
- 1.0.5
- 1.0.6
- 1.0.7
- 1.0.8
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.0
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Exploiting
Class: Resource managementCWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Remote: Yes
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 49181
Nessus Name: CentOS 3 / 4 : seamonkey (CESA-2010:0680)
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OpenVAS ID: 68088
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2106-1 (xulrunner)
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Firefox 1.0.9
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Timeline
08/27/2010 🔍09/07/2010 🔍
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01/10/2011 🔍
03/19/2015 🔍
09/24/2021 🔍
Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgProduct: mozilla.org
Advisory: Bug 576070
Researcher: regenrecht
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2010-3167 (🔍)
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X-Force: 61661
Vulnerability Center: 27105 - Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird and SeaMonkey nsTreeContentView Function Remote Code Execution, Medium
SecurityFocus: 43097 - Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey 'nsTreeContentView' Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 42867 - Oracle Solaris Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
Vupen: ADV-2010-2323
Entry
Created: 03/19/2015 14:37Updated: 09/24/2021 16:01
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (66), 03/04/2017 17:58 (15), 09/24/2021 16:01 (3)
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