Mozilla Firefox up to 1.5.0.1 Javascript Regex Long Regular Expression resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 1.5.0.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Javascript Regex Handler. Such manipulation as part of Long Regular Expression leads to resource management. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2006-0748. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 1.5.0.1 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component Javascript Regex Handler. The manipulation as part of a Long Regular Expression leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird 1.x before 1.5.0.2 and 1.0.x before 1.0.8, Mozilla Suite before 1.7.13, and SeaMonkey before 1.0.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via "an invalid and non-sensical ordering of table-related tags" that results in a negative array index.

The weakness was released 04/13/2006 by Alden D'Souza (moz_bug_r_a4) with TippingPoint and the Zero Day Initiative as MFSA2006-12 as not defined advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-0748 since 02/17/2006. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21225 (Firefox < 1.5.0.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (25985), Tenable (21225), SecurityFocus (BID 17516†) and Secunia (SA19631†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-2162, VDB-2161, VDB-2158 and VDB-2157. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 21225
Nessus Name: Firefox < 1.5.0.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 56664
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1044-1 (mozilla-firefox)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: mozilla.com

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02/17/2006 🔍
04/13/2006 +55 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA2006-12
Researcher: Alden D'Souza (moz_bug_r_a4)
Organization: TippingPoint and the Zero Day Initiative
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2006-0748 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-0748
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2156

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X-Force: 25985
SecurityFocus: 17516 - Mozilla Suite, Firefox, SeaMonkey, and Thunderbird Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 19631 - Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
Vupen: ADV-2006-1356

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/18/2006 15:02
Updated: 03/12/2021 17:11
Changes: 04/18/2006 15:02 (78), 01/31/2018 09:53 (8), 03/12/2021 17:11 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:DC1:103

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