Mozilla Suite 1.7 on Solaris memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Mozilla Suite 1.7 on Solaris. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2007-1794. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Suite 1.7 on Solaris (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code. 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, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Javascript engine in Mozilla 1.7 and earlier on Sun Solaris 8, 9, and 10 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving garbage collection that causes deletion of a temporary object that is still being used. NOTE: this issue might be related to CVE-2006-3805.

The weakness was presented 04/02/2007 by Benjamin Smedberg (moz_bug_r_a4) with Sun (Website). The advisory is shared at sunsolve.sun.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-1794 since 04/02/2007. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 23892 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : mozilla-firefox (MDKSA-2006:143-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (33665), Tenable (23892), SecurityFocus (BID 19181†), OSVDB (27569†) and Secunia (SA24624†). news.com.com is providing further details. See VDB-2399, VDB-2397, VDB-2398 and VDB-2396 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 23892
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : mozilla-firefox (MDKSA-2006:143-1)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org

Advisory: sunsolve.sun.com⛔
Researcher: Benjamin Smedberg (moz_bug_r_a4)
Organization: Sun
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2007-1794 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-1794
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2993
X-Force: 33665
SecurityFocus: 19181 - Mozilla Multiple Products Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 24624 - Sun Solaris Mozilla 1.7 Vulnerability, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 27569 - Mozilla Multiple Products Garbage Collection Temporary Object Handling Arbitrary Code Execution
SecurityTracker: 1016586 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 24312 - Mozilla \x3C\x3D 1.7 on Sun Solaris Javascript Engine Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-1178

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/11/2007 16:29
Updated: 03/15/2021 11:11
Changes: 04/11/2007 16:29 (77), 02/18/2017 09:21 (11), 03/15/2021 11:11 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:73A:103

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