Mozilla Firefox up to 1.0.4 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 1.0.4 and classified as critical. This affects an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2005-2267. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 1.0.4 (Web Browser). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code. 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 allows remote attackers to steal information and possibly execute arbitrary code by using standalone applications such as Flash and QuickTime to open a javascript: URL, which is run in the context of the previous page, and may lead to code execution if the standalone application loads a privileged chrome: URL.

The bug was discovered 07/12/2005. The weakness was disclosed 07/13/2005 by Matthew Mastracci (moz_bug_r_a4) as Bug 298255 as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-2267 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 possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time 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 and running in the context l. 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. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the 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 (22600), Tenable (21949), SecurityFocus (BID 14242†), OSVDB (17971†) and Secunia (SA16043†). The entries VDB-1323, VDB-1543, VDB-1609 and VDB-1607 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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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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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 1.0.5
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: Bug 298255
Researcher: Matthew Mastracci (moz_bug_r_a4)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-2267 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2267
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25792

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X-Force: 22600
SecurityFocus: 14242 - Mozilla Suite, Firefox And Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 16043 - Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 17971 - CVE-2005-2267 - Mozilla - Firefox - Information Disclosure Issue
SecurityTracker: 1014469
Vulnerability Center: 8656 - Code Execution in Firefox < 1.0.5 and Netscape Browser via Standalone Applications, Medium
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: 06/07/2019 10:22
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (94), 06/07/2019 10:22 (5)
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