Mozilla Firefox up to 1.0.4 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Mozilla Firefox up to 1.0.4. This affects an unknown part. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-2261. The attack can be executed remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 1.0.4 (Web Browser). This vulnerability affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Firefox before 1.0.5, Thunderbird before 1.0.5, Mozilla before 1.7.9, Netscape 8.0.2, and K-Meleon 0.9 runs XBL scripts even when Javascript has been disabled, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass such protection.

The weakness was released 07/13/2005 by Matthew Mastracci (moz_bug_r_a4) as MFSA2005-46 as not defined advisory (Website). The advisory is available at mozilla.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-2261 since 07/13/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21949 (CentOS 4 : firefox (CESA-2005:586)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117890 (CentOS Security Update for Mozilla (CESA-2005:587)).

Upgrading to version 1.0.5 eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 3377.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (22599), Tenable (21949), SecurityFocus (BID 14242†), Secunia (SA16043†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-8650†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-1323, VDB-1543, VDB-1609 and VDB-1607. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 21949
Nessus Name: CentOS 4 : firefox (CESA-2005:586)
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OpenVAS ID: 55121
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 779-1 (mozilla-firefox)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 1.0.5
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA2005-46
Researcher: Matthew Mastracci (moz_bug_r_a4)
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-2261 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2261
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25786

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X-Force: 22599
SecurityFocus: 14242 - Mozilla Suite, Firefox And Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 16043 - Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
Vulnerability Center: 8650 - Firefox < 1.0.5 and Mozilla < 1.7.9 Run XBL Scripts When Javascript is Disabled, High
Vupen: ADV-2005-1075

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 07/05/2021 12:58
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (73), 01/31/2018 09:55 (11), 07/05/2021 12:58 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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