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A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox (Web Browser). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown functionality. 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:
The XPInstall installer in Mozilla Firefox before the Preview Release, Mozilla before 1.7.3, and Thunderbird before 0.8 sets insecure permissions for certain installed files within xpi packages, which could allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files or execute arbitrary code.
The weakness was shared 09/14/2004 by Georgi Guninski as Bug 258005 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is available at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2004-0906 since 09/23/2004. The attack can only be done within the local network. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.
The exploit is shared for download at bugzilla.mozilla.org. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 17624 (RHEL 2.1 / 3 : mozilla (RHSA-2005:323)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at mozilla.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (17375) and Tenable (17624). Further details are available at secunia.com. The entries 836, 839, 838 and 835 are related to this item.
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- 0.3
- 0.4
- 0.5
- 0.6
- 0.7
- 0.7.1
- 0.7.2
- 0.7.3
- 0.8
- 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
- 1.0
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.2
- 1.1
- 1.2
- 1.2.1
- 1.3
- 1.3.1
- 1.4
- 1.4.1
- 1.4.2
- 1.4.4
- 1.5
- 1.5.1
- 1.6
- 1.7
- 1.7.1
- 1.7.2
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.0
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Partially
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 17624
Nessus Name: RHEL 2.1 / 3 : mozilla (RHSA-2005:323)
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OpenVAS ID: 54682
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200409-26 (Mozilla)
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Patch: mozilla.org
Timeline
09/13/2004 🔍09/14/2004 🔍
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03/25/2005 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgProduct: mozilla.org
Advisory: Bug 258005
Researcher: Georgi Guninski
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2004-0906 (🔍)
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X-Force: 17375 - Mozilla XPInstall insecure file permissions, High Risk
Vulnerability Center: 5529 - Mozilla Browser/Firefox XPInstall Installer Insecure File Permissions, Medium
SecurityFocus: 11192 - Mozilla/Firefox Browsers Tar.GZ Archive Weak Permissions Vulnerability
Secunia: 12526 - Mozilla Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 10559 - Mozilla Multiple Products XPInstall Arbitrary File Overwrite
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 09/15/2004 12:13Updated: 03/09/2021 18:08
Changes: 09/15/2004 12:13 (97), 05/17/2018 23:13 (3), 03/09/2021 18:08 (2)
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