Mozilla 0.9.6 Image memory leak

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Mozilla 0.9.6. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Image Handler. Such manipulation leads to memory leak. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2001-1490. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla 0.9.6 (Web Browser). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Image Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory leak vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-401. The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

Mozilla 0.9.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and memory leak) via a web page with a large number of images.

The weakness was published 12/31/2001 (Website). The advisory is available at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2001-1490. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (7709), Exploit-DB (21181), SecurityFocus (BID 3684†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-24702†). Similar entries are available at VDB-17809 and VDB-17811. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory leak
CWE: CWE-401 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

12/11/2001 🔍
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12/31/2001 +20 days 🔍
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06/21/2005 +1267 days 🔍
01/27/2010 +1681 days 🔍
07/11/2014 +1626 days 🔍
12/05/2024 +3800 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2001-1490 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-1490
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17810
X-Force: 7709
SecurityFocus: 3684 - Multiple Vendor Image Count Denial of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 24702 - Mozilla 0.9.6 Remote Denial-of-Service via a Web Page Containing a Large Number of Images, High

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

Created: 07/11/2014 13:25
Updated: 12/05/2024 13:55
Changes: 07/11/2014 13:25 (48), 01/31/2018 09:58 (9), 06/27/2021 08:49 (2), 12/05/2024 13:55 (25)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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