Mozilla Firefox up to 1.5.0.7 XML.prototype.hasOwnProperty Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 1.5.0.7. It has been declared as critical. This issue affects the function XML.prototype.hasOwnProperty. Such manipulation leads to Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2006-5462. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 1.5.0.7 (Web Browser). Affected by this issue is the function XML.prototype.hasOwnProperty. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Mozilla Network Security Service (NSS) library before 3.11.3, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 1.5.0.8, Thunderbird before 1.5.0.8, and SeaMonkey before 1.0.6, when using an RSA key with exponent 3, does not properly handle extra data in a signature, which allows remote attackers to forge signatures for SSL/TLS and email certificates. NOTE: this identifier is for unpatched product versions that were originally intended to be addressed by CVE-2006-4340.

The weakness was released 11/08/2006 by Martijn Wargers (shutdown) with Martijn Wargers as MFSA2006-65 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-5462 since 10/23/2006. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 23681 (RHEL 2.1 / 3 / 4 : seamonkey (RHSA-2006:0734)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks and running in the context l. 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. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (30093), Tenable (23681), SecurityFocus (BID 20957†), OSVDB (30302†) and Secunia (SA22722†). bugzilla.mozilla.org is providing further details. Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-2544, VDB-2547, VDB-2543 and VDB-2548. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Remote Code Execution
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 23681
Nessus Name: RHEL 2.1 / 3 / 4 : seamonkey (RHSA-2006:0734)
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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: Martijn Wargers (shutdown)
Organization: Martijn Wargers
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-5462 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5462
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2666

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X-Force: 30093 - Multiple Mozilla products XML.prototype.hasOwnProperty code execution, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 20957 - Mozilla Client Products Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 22722 - Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 30302 - Mozilla Multiple Products XML.prototype.hasOwnProperty JavaScript Function Unspecified Issue
SecurityTracker: 1017180 - Mozilla Seamonkey RSA Signatures Can Be Forged
Vupen: ADV-2006-4387

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/10/2006 14:33
Updated: 12/17/2024 11:21
Changes: 11/10/2006 14:33 (86), 01/31/2018 09:52 (9), 03/13/2021 15:20 (7), 03/13/2021 15:26 (1), 12/17/2024 11:21 (16)
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Cache ID: 216:98C:103

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