Mozilla up to 1.7.2 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Mozilla. This affects an unknown part. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2004-0907. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla (Web Browser) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. 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 Linux install .tar.gz archives for Mozilla Firefox before the Preview Release, Mozilla before 1.7.3, and Thunderbird before 0.8, create certain files with insecure permissions, which could allow local users to overwrite those files and execute arbitrary code.

The weakness was published 12/31/2004 as Bug 254303 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2004-0907 since 09/23/2004. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14781 (GLSA-200409-26 : Mozilla, Firefox, Thunderbird, Epiphany: New releases fix vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version bis 1.7.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (17373), Tenable (14781), SecurityFocus (BID 11192†), Secunia (SA12526†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-5564†). Similar entries are available at VDB-836, VDB-839, VDB-838 and VDB-835. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Productinfo

Type

• Web Browser

Name

• Mozilla

Version

• 0.3
• 0.4
• 0.5
• 0.6
• 0.7
• 0.7.1
• 0.7.2
• 0.8
• 0.9.2
• 0.9.2.1
• 0.9.3
• 0.9.4
• 0.9.4.1
• 0.9.5
• 0.9.6
• 0.9.7
• 0.9.8
• 0.9.9
• 0.9.35
• 0.9.48
• 1.0
• 1.0.1
• 1.0.2
• 1.1
• 1.2
• 1.2.1
• 1.3
• 1.3.1
• 1.4
• 1.4.1
• 1.4.2
• 1.4.4
• 1.5
• 1.5.1
• 1.6
• 1.7
• 1.7.1
• 1.7.2

License

• open-source

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

VulDB Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Temp Score: 5.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 14781
Nessus Name: GLSA-200409-26 : Mozilla, Firefox, Thunderbird, Epiphany: New releases fix vulnerabilities
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
Nessus Family: 🔍
Nessus Context: 🔍

OpenVAS ID: 54682
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200409-26 (Mozilla)
OpenVAS File: 🔍
OpenVAS Family: 🔍

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Mozilla bis 1.7.2

Timelineinfo

09/13/2004 🔍
09/14/2004 +1 days 🔍
09/15/2004 +1 days 🔍
09/20/2004 +5 days 🔍
09/21/2004 +1 days 🔍
09/23/2004 +2 days 🔍
10/17/2004 +24 days 🔍
12/31/2004 +75 days 🔍
12/31/2004 +0 days 🔍
04/14/2015 +3756 days 🔍
05/25/2019 +1502 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: Bug 254303
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2004-0907 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0907
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22640
X-Force: 17373
SecurityFocus: 11192 - Mozilla/Firefox Browsers Tar.GZ Archive Weak Permissions Vulnerability
Secunia: 12526 - Mozilla Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
Vulnerability Center: 5564 - Mozilla Browser/Firefox .tar.gz Insecure File Permissions, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/14/2015 13:27
Updated: 05/25/2019 10:44
Changes: 04/14/2015 13:27 (75), 05/25/2019 10:44 (3)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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