Mozilla Firefox up to 1.5.0.7 Javascript Layout Engine denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 1.5.0.7. It has been classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Javascript Layout Engine. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2006-5464. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 1.5.0.7 (Web Browser). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Javascript Layout Engine. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the layout engine in Mozilla Firefox before 1.5.0.8, Thunderbird before 1.5.0.8, and SeaMonkey before 1.0.6 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was published 11/08/2006 by Jesse Ruderman, Martijn Wargers and Igor Bukanov (shutdown) with Martijn Wargers as MFSA2006-65 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-5464 since 10/23/2006. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 27437 (openSUSE 10 Security Update : seamonkey (seamonkey-2250)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 156230 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for Firefox (ELSA-2006:0733,ELSA-2006:0675,ELSA-2006:0610)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at mozilla.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (30092), Tenable (27437), SecurityFocus (BID 20957†), OSVDB (30301†) and Secunia (SA27328†). Additional details are provided at bugzilla.mozilla.org. Similar entries are available at VDB-2544, VDB-2547, VDB-2543 and VDB-2548. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 27437
Nessus Name: openSUSE 10 Security Update : seamonkey (seamonkey-2250)
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OpenVAS ID: 57687
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1224-1 (mozilla)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: mozilla.org
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA2006-65
Researcher: Jesse Ruderman, Martijn Wargers, Igor Bukanov (shutdown)
Organization: Martijn Wargers
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-5464 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5464
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2665

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X-Force: 30092 - Multiple Mozilla products JavaScript layout engine denial of service, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 20957 - Mozilla Client Products Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 27328 - Sun Solaris Mozilla Layout Engine Unspecified Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 30301 - Mozilla Multiple ProductLayout Engine Unspecified DoS
SecurityTracker: 1017179 - Mozilla Firefox Layout Engine, XML Method, and JavaScript Engine Memory Errors May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 13082 - Mozilla Web-Browsers Multiple Unspecified Vulnerability in the Layout Engine, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-3588

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/10/2006 14:33
Updated: 01/15/2025 22:05
Changes: 11/10/2006 14:33 (92), 01/31/2018 09:52 (11), 03/13/2021 15:17 (2), 01/15/2025 22:05 (15)
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Cache ID: 216:8B2:103

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