Mozilla Firefox up to 1.0 Plugin URI Handler Loader memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 1.0. This impacts an unknown function of the component Plugin URI Handler Loader. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-0232. The attack can be executed remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 1.0 (Web Browser). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Plugin URI Handler Loader. 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 integrity.

The bug was discovered 02/07/2005. The weakness was released 02/07/2005 by Juha-Matti Laurio (mikx) (Website). The advisory is available at mikx.de. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-0232 since 02/07/2005. 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 an exploit is available.

It is possible to download the exploit at mikx.de. 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 21930 (CentOS 3 : mozilla (CESA-2005:384)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117973 (CentOS Security Update for Mozilla (CESA-2005:384)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at ftp.mozilla.org. A possible mitigation has been published 3 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (19266), Tenable (21930), SecurityFocus (BID 12466†), OSVDB (13612†) and Secunia (SA14160†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-921, VDB-949, VDB-1115 and VDB-1182. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 2.8

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 21930
Nessus Name: CentOS 3 : mozilla (CESA-2005:384)
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OpenVAS ID: 54875
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200503-10 (Firefox)
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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: ftp.mozilla.org

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: mikx.de
Researcher: Juha-Matti Laurio (mikx)
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-0232 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0232
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1186

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X-Force: 19266 - Mozilla and Mozilla Firefox about:config modification, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 12466 - Mozilla Firefox About Configuration Hidden Frame Remote Configuration Manipulation Vulnerability
Secunia: 14160 - Mozilla / Firefox Three Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 13612 - CVE-2005-0232 - Mozilla - Firefox - Fireflashing Issue
Vulnerability Center: 7346

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/10/2005 14:16
Updated: 06/21/2024 07:47
Changes: 02/10/2005 14:16 (89), 07/01/2019 09:53 (5), 03/10/2021 14:25 (2), 06/21/2024 07:47 (18)
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Cache ID: 216:0D4:103

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