Mozilla Firefox up to 1.0.2 Cleaning before Navigation race condition

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 1.0.2. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Cleaning before Navigation Handler. The manipulation results in race condition. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2005-0752. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 1.0.2 (Web Browser). Affected is an unknown function of the component Cleaning before Navigation Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-362. The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The Plugin Finder Service (PFS) in Firefox before 1.0.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a javascript: URL in the PLUGINSPAGE attribute of an EMBED tag.

The weakness was released 04/18/2005 by Doron Rosenberg (shutdown) as MFSA2005-36 as not defined advisory (Website). The advisory is available at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-0752 since 03/17/2005. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21929 (CentOS 4 : Firefox (CESA-2005:383)), 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 117966 (CentOS Security Update for Firefox (CESA-2005:383)).

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 Tenable (21929), SecurityFocus (BID 13228†) and Secunia (SA14938†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-1387, VDB-1396, VDB-1391 and VDB-1405. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
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Class: Race condition
CWE: CWE-362
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 21929
Nessus Name: CentOS 4 : Firefox (CESA-2005:383)
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OpenVAS ID: 57153
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1118-1 (mozilla)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: mozilla.org

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07/05/2006 +440 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA2005-36
Researcher: Doron Rosenberg (shutdown)
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-0752 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0752
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1386

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SecurityFocus: 13228 - Mozilla Firefox PLUGINSPAGE Remote Script Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 14938 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/21/2005 11:56
Updated: 03/11/2021 07:50
Changes: 04/21/2005 11:56 (71), 01/31/2018 09:53 (6), 03/11/2021 07:44 (7), 03/11/2021 07:50 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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