Mozilla Firefox up to 1.0.6 Window Open heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 1.0.6 and classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Window Open Handler. Performing a manipulation results in heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2005-2701. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 1.0.6 (Web Browser). This affects an unknown part of the component Window Open Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Heap-based buffer overflow in Firefox before 1.0.7 and Mozilla Suite before 1.7.12 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an XBM image file that ends in a large number of spaces instead of the expected end tag.

The weakness was disclosed 09/23/2005 by moz_bug_r_a4 as MFSA2005-58 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-2701 since 08/26/2005. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

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 19835 (RHEL 4 : firefox (RHSA-2005:785)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115281 (Multiple Vulnerabilities in Firefox and Mozilla Suite (Mozilla Foundation MFSA 2005-58)).

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 3889.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (22373), Tenable (19835), SecurityFocus (BID 15495†), OSVDB (19643†) and Secunia (SA16911†). The entries VDB-779, VDB-1326, VDB-1757 and VDB-1758 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 19835
Nessus Name: RHEL 4 : firefox (RHSA-2005:785)
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OpenVAS ID: 55515
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 838-1 (mozilla-firefox)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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08/26/2005 🔍
09/22/2005 +27 days 🔍
09/23/2005 +1 days 🔍
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10/05/2005 +9 days 🔍
10/19/2005 +14 days 🔍
11/18/2005 +30 days 🔍
03/12/2021 +5593 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA2005-58
Researcher: moz_bug_r_a4
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-2701 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2701
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1767

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X-Force: 22373
SecurityFocus: 15495 - SCO OpenServer Release 5.0.7 Maintenance Pack 4 Released - Multiple Vulnerabilities Fixed
Secunia: 16911 - Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 19643 - Mozilla Multiple Browsers XBM Image Processing Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1014954 - Mozilla Firefox Integer/Buffer Overflows, Spoofing Bugs, and Access Control Errors Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 9428 - Firefox <1.0.7 \x26 Mozilla <1.7.12 Buffer Overflow via XMB Files Without End Tag, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2005-1824

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/26/2005 12:40
Updated: 03/12/2021 07:49
Changes: 09/26/2005 12:40 (92), 01/31/2018 09:53 (11), 03/12/2021 07:49 (2)
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