Mozilla Firefox up to 1.5 Location Navigator QueryInterface memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Mozilla Firefox up to 1.5. Affected by this vulnerability is the function QueryInterface of the component Location Navigator. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-0292. The attack may be launched remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 1.5 (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function QueryInterface of the component Location Navigator. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The Javascript interpreter (jsinterp.c) in Mozilla and Firefox before 1.5.1 does not properly dereference objects, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via unknown attack vectors related to garbage collection.

The weakness was shared 02/02/2006 by Georgi Guninski (moz_bug_r_a4) with Martijn Wargers as MFSA2006-04 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-0292 since 01/18/2006. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21994 (CentOS 4 : thunderbird (CESA-2006:0330)), 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 117751 (CentOS Security Update for Firefox (CESA-2006:0200)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at mozilla.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (24430), Tenable (21994), SecurityFocus (BID 16476†), Secunia (SA18700†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1015570†). The entries VDB-2026, VDB-2022, VDB-2025 and VDB-2023 are related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
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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: 21994
Nessus Name: CentOS 4 : thunderbird (CESA-2006:0330)
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OpenVAS ID: 56664
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1044-1 (mozilla-firefox)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: mozilla.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA2006-04
Researcher: Georgi Guninski (moz_bug_r_a4)
Organization: Martijn Wargers
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-0292 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-0292
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2024

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X-Force: 24430
SecurityFocus: 16476 - Multiple Mozilla Products Memory Corruption/Code Injection/Access Restriction Bypass Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 18700 - Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
SecurityTracker: 1015570 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vupen: ADV-2006-0413

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

Created: 02/06/2006 11:32
Updated: 03/12/2021 13:29
Changes: 02/06/2006 11:32 (81), 01/31/2018 09:53 (14), 03/12/2021 13:29 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:E9F:103

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