Mozilla Firefox up to 1.0.2 Sidebar memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 1.0.2. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Sidebar. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2005-0402. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 1.0.2 (Web Browser) and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Sidebar. 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 summary by CVE is:

Firefox before 1.0.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into saving a page as a Firefox sidebar panel, then using the sidebar panel to inject Javascript into a privileged page.

The weakness was released 03/24/2005 by Kohei Yoshino as MFSA2005-31 as not defined advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at mozilla.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-0402 since 02/14/2005. 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. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18983 (FreeBSD : firefox -- arbitrary code execution from sidebar panel (741f8841-9c6b-11d9-9dbe-000a95bc6fae)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 38417 (Mozilla Remote Heap Overflow and Sidebar Panel Script Injection Vulnerabilities).

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. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 4228.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (19800), Tenable (18983), SecurityFocus (BID 12884†), Secunia (SA14654†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-7615†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-1304, VDB-1299, VDB-1302 and VDB-1303. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9

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

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 18983
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : firefox -- arbitrary code execution from sidebar panel (741f8841-9c6b-11d9-9dbe-000a95bc6fae)
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OpenVAS ID: 52150
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: firefox
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Recommended: Upgrade
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03/23/2005 +36 days 🔍
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03/24/2005 +1 days 🔍
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04/17/2005 +19 days 🔍
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07/13/2005 +72 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA2005-31
Researcher: Kohei Yoshino
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-0402 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0402
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1301

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X-Force: 19800
SecurityFocus: 12884
Secunia: 14654 - Mozilla Firefox Three Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
Vulnerability Center: 7615 - Javascript Injection in Firefox via Sidebar Panel, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2005-0296

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/29/2005 11:04
Updated: 07/05/2025 14:02
Changes: 03/29/2005 11:04 (81), 12/13/2016 20:26 (10), 03/10/2021 17:52 (3), 03/10/2021 17:54 (1), 07/05/2025 14:02 (18)
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