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. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2005-2270. Furthermore, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 1.0.4 (Web Browser). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Firefox before 1.0.5 and Mozilla before 1.7.9 does not properly clone base objects, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by navigating the prototype chain to reach a privileged object.

The bug was discovered 07/12/2005. The weakness was published 07/13/2005 by Matthew Mastracci (moz_bug_r_a4) as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). It is possible to read the advisory at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-2270 since 07/13/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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 (22599), Tenable (21949), SecurityFocus (BID 14242†), OSVDB (17970†) and Secunia (SA16043†). Similar entries are available at VDB-1323, VDB-1543, VDB-1609 and VDB-1607. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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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: kb.cert.org
Researcher: Matthew Mastracci (moz_bug_r_a4)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-2270 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2270
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25795

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X-Force: 22599
SecurityFocus: 14242 - Mozilla Suite, Firefox And Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 16043 - Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 17970 - CVE-2005-2270 - Mozilla - Browser And Firefox - Code Execution Issue
SecurityTracker: 1014470
Vulnerability Center: 8659 - Code Execution in Firefox < 1.0.5, Mozilla < 1.7.9 and Netscape via Cloning of Base Objects, 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: 12/17/2024 06:39
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (93), 06/07/2019 10:29 (5), 12/17/2024 06:39 (17)
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