Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.0 Interfaces memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Interfaces. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2006-0299. In addition, an exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.0 (Web Browser). Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component Interfaces. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

The E4X implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 1.5.0.1, Thunderbird 1.5 if running Javascript in mail, and SeaMonkey before 1.0 exposes the internal "AnyName" object to external interfaces, which allows multiple cooperating domains to exchange information in violation of the same origin restrictions.

The bug was discovered 02/01/2006. The weakness was presented 02/02/2006 by Johnny Stenback (moz_bug_r_a4) with Martijn Wargers as Bug 322312 as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-0299 since 01/18/2006. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in Perl Module. The exploit is available 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 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 1.5.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 9037.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (24437), Tenable (20842), SecurityFocus (BID 16476†), OSVDB (22899†) and Secunia (SA18700†). See VDB-2026, VDB-2022, VDB-2024 and VDB-2025 for similar entries. 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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Access: Public
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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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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: SeaMonkey 1.5.0.1
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Vendor: mozilla.org

Advisory: Bug 322312
Researcher: Johnny Stenback (moz_bug_r_a4)
Organization: Martijn Wargers
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-0299 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-0299
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-28568

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X-Force: 24437
SecurityFocus: 16476 - Multiple Mozilla Products Memory Corruption/Code Injection/Access Restriction Bypass Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 18700 - Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 22899 - CVE-2006-0299 - Mozilla - Multiple Products - Security Bypass Issue
SecurityTracker: 1015570
Vulnerability Center: 10315 - Firefox, Thunderbird \x26 SeaMonkey Rectrictions Bypass via E4X Implementation, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-0413

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/12/2015 11:11
Updated: 06/14/2019 06:44
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (87), 06/14/2019 06:44 (14)
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