Mozilla Firefox up to 1.5.0.4 JavaScript race condition

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox 1.5/1.5.0.1/1.5.0.2/1.5.0.3/1.5.0.4. It has been declared as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component JavaScript. The manipulation results in race condition. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-3113. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox 1.5/1.5.0.1/1.5.0.2/1.5.0.3/1.5.0.4 (Web Browser). It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown processing of the component JavaScript. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-362. The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Mozilla Firefox 1.5 before 1.5.0.5, Thunderbird before 1.5.0.5, and SeaMonkey before 1.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via simultaneous XPCOM events, which causes a timer object to be deleted in a way that triggers memory corruption.

The weakness was published 07/25/2006 by H. D. Moore with MetaSploit as MFSA2006-48 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-3113 since 06/21/2006. 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. 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 22097 (SeaMonkey < 1.0.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117662 (CentOS Security Update for Firefox (CESA-2006:0610)).

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 2 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (27982), Tenable (22097), SecurityFocus (BID 19197†), OSVDB (27576†) and Secunia (SA22210†). Further details are available at bugzilla.mozilla.org. Similar entries are available at VDB-2399, VDB-2397, VDB-2398 and VDB-2396. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Race condition
CWE: CWE-362
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 22097
Nessus Name: SeaMonkey < 1.0.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 57146
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: 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: MFSA2006-48
Researcher: H. D. Moore
Organization: MetaSploit
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-3113 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-3113
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2400

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X-Force: 27982 - Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey XPCOM event memory corruption, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 19197 - Mozilla Foundation Products XPCOM Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 22210 - Ubuntu update for firefox, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 27576 - Mozilla Multiple Products crypto.generateCRMFRequest Deleted Context Code Execution
SecurityTracker: 1016588 - Mozilla Thunderbird Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vupen: ADV-2006-2998

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/28/2006 12:03
Updated: 01/20/2025 22:47
Changes: 07/28/2006 12:03 (89), 01/31/2018 09:53 (5), 03/13/2021 10:16 (7), 03/13/2021 10:20 (1), 01/20/2025 22:47 (15)
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