Mozilla Firefox up to 0.10.1 memory allocation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 0.10.1. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to memory allocation. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-1200. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 0.10.1 (Web Browser) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory allocation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-789. The product allocates memory based on an untrusted, large size value, but it does not ensure that the size is within expected limits, allowing arbitrary amounts of memory to be allocated. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Firefox and Mozilla allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash from memory consumption), as demonstrated using Javascript code that continuously creates nested arrays and then sorts the newly created arrays.

The weakness was disclosed 12/31/2004 by Berend-Jan Wever with Mozilla (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at lists.grok.org.uk. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-1200 since 12/14/2004. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 17218 (Firefox < 1.0.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (18282), Tenable (17218), SecurityFocus (BID 11760†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-7907†). The entries VDB-22666, VDB-23745 and VDB-23744 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

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Class: Memory allocation
CWE: CWE-789 / CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 17218
Nessus Name: Firefox < 1.0.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Timelineinfo

11/25/2004 🔍
11/25/2004 +0 days 🔍
12/14/2004 +19 days 🔍
12/31/2004 +17 days 🔍
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02/25/2005 +56 days 🔍
05/09/2005 +73 days 🔍
04/14/2015 +3627 days 🔍
06/30/2021 +2269 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: lists.grok.org.uk
Researcher: Berend-Jan Wever
Organization: Mozilla
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-1200 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1200
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22667
X-Force: 18282
SecurityFocus: 11760 - Mozilla Browser Infinite Array Sort Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 7907 - DoS in Mozilla Browser via Nested Array, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/14/2015 13:28
Updated: 06/30/2021 16:00
Changes: 04/14/2015 13:28 (59), 05/02/2019 07:09 (6), 06/30/2021 16:00 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:C0C:103

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