Mozilla Firefox 1.0 URI memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Mozilla Firefox 1.0. Affected is an unknown function of the component URI Handler. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-0232. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox 1.0 (Web Browser). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code of the component URI Handler. 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 integrity.

The bug was discovered 02/07/2005. The weakness was disclosed 02/07/2005 by Juha-Matti Laurio (mikx) (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at mikx.de. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-0232 since 02/07/2005. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available.

The exploit is available at mikx.de. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $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 mozilla.com. 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†). The entries VDB-921, VDB-949, VDB-1115 and VDB-1182 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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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: mozilla.com

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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-100-1187

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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 09:13
Changes: 02/10/2005 14:16 (89), 07/01/2019 09:57 (5), 03/10/2021 14:28 (2), 06/21/2024 09:13 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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