Mozilla Firefox up to 1.5 Javascript Garbage Collector resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Mozilla Firefox up to 1.5. This impacts an unknown function of the component Javascript Garbage Collector. The manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2006-0749. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 1.5 (Web Browser). Affected is an unknown code block of the component Javascript Garbage Collector. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

nsHTMLContentSink.cpp in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird 1.x before 1.5 and 1.0.x before 1.0.8, Mozilla Suite before 1.7.13, and SeaMonkey before 1.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors involving a "particular sequence of HTML tags" that leads to memory corruption.

The weakness was shared 04/13/2006 by Igor Bukanov (TippingPoint) with TippingPoint and the Zero Day Initiative as MFSA2006-10 as not defined advisory (Website). The advisory is available at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-0749 since 02/17/2006. 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 21461 (FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (84630f4a-cd8c-11da-b7b9-000c6ec775d9)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117722 (CentOS Security Update for Firefox (CESA-2006:0328)).

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. A possible mitigation has been published 3 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 16044. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 3977.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (25807), Tenable (21461), SecurityFocus (BID 17516†), OSVDB (24677†) and Secunia (SA19631†). The entries VDB-2162, VDB-2161, VDB-2158 and VDB-2157 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 21461
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (84630f4a-cd8c-11da-b7b9-000c6ec775d9)
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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

Snort ID: 16044
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA2006-10
Researcher: Igor Bukanov (TippingPoint)
Organization: TippingPoint and the Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-0749 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-0749
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2154

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X-Force: 25807 - Multiple Mozilla products garbage-collection temp variable memory corruption, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 17516 - Mozilla Suite, Firefox, SeaMonkey, and Thunderbird Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 19631 - Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 24677 - Mozilla Multiple Products CSS letter-spacing Property Overflow
Vulnerability Center: 11217 - Various Mozilla Web Browsers Remote Denial of Service and Code Execution, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/18/2006 15:02
Updated: 01/20/2025 03:33
Changes: 04/18/2006 15:02 (97), 01/31/2018 09:52 (11), 03/12/2021 16:56 (3), 01/20/2025 03:33 (17)
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Cache ID: 216:404:103

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