Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.0 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.0 and classified as critical. This affects an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-0295. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.0 (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:

Mozilla Firefox 1.5, Thunderbird 1.5 if Javascript is enabled in mail, and SeaMonkey before 1.0 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the QueryInterface method of the built-in Location and Navigator objects, which leads to memory corruption.

The bug was discovered 02/01/2006. The weakness was shared 02/01/2006 by Georgi Guninski (moz_bug_r_a4) with Martijn Wargers (Website). The advisory is shared for download at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-0295 since 01/18/2006. The exploitation appears to be difficult. 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.

A public exploit has been developed in Perl Module and been published 5 hours after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at metasploit.com. It is declared as highly functional. 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 20842 (Firefox < 1.5.0.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115324 (Multiple Mozilla Products Memory Corruption/Code Injection/Access Restriction Bypass Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 1.5 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 10063. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 4163.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (24433), Exploit-DB (1474), Tenable (20842), SecurityFocus (BID 16476†) and OSVDB (22893†). The entries VDB-2026, VDB-2022, VDB-2024 and VDB-2025 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 20842
Nessus Name: Firefox < 1.5.0.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 835179
OpenVAS Name: HP StorageWorks Default Accounts and Directory Traversal Vulnerabilities
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Saint ID: exploit_info/firefox_queryinterface
Saint Name: Mozilla Firefox QueryInterface method memory corruption

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MetaSploit ID: firefox_queryinterface.rb
MetaSploit Name: Firefox location.QueryInterface() Code Execution
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: SeaMonkey 1.5

Snort ID: 10063
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Georgi Guninski (moz_bug_r_a4)
Organization: Martijn Wargers
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-0295 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-0295
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-28564

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X-Force: 24433
SecurityFocus: 16476 - Multiple Mozilla Products Memory Corruption/Code Injection/Access Restriction Bypass Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 18700 - Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 22893 - Mozilla Multiple Products Location/Navigation Objects QueryInterface Memory Corruption
SecurityTracker: 1015570
Vulnerability Center: 10312 - Firefox, Thunderbird \x26 SeaMonkey Memory Corruption via QueryInterface Method, High
Vupen: ADV-2006-0413

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

Created: 03/12/2015 11:11
Updated: 01/20/2025 02:36
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (103), 06/14/2019 06:34 (9), 06/13/2024 16:28 (16), 01/20/2025 02:36 (2)
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