Mozilla Firefox up to 1.5.0.4 object memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox 1.5/1.5.0.1/1.5.0.2/1.5.0.3/1.5.0.4. It has been rated as critical. This impacts the function object. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2006-3807. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox 1.5/1.5.0.1/1.5.0.2/1.5.0.3/1.5.0.4 (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function object. 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:

Mozilla Firefox before 1.5.0.5, Thunderbird before 1.5.0.5, and SeaMonkey before 1.0.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via script that changes the standard Object() constructor to return a reference to a privileged object and calling "named JavaScript functions" that use the constructor.

The bug was discovered 07/26/2006. The weakness was published 07/27/2006 by Benjamin Smedberg (moz_bug_r_a4) with TippingPoint and the Zero Day Initiative (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us-cert.gov. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-3807 since 07/24/2006. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

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 22162 (CentOS 3 : seamonkey (CESA-2006:0608)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117672 (CentOS Security Update for SeaMonkey (CESA-2006:0608)).

Upgrading to version 1.5.0.5 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 4326.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (27988), Tenable (22162), SecurityFocus (BID 19181†), OSVDB (27568†) and Secunia (SA19873†). Similar entries are available at VDB-2399, VDB-2397, VDB-2398 and VDB-2396. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

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

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Nessus ID: 22162
Nessus Name: CentOS 3 : seamonkey (CESA-2006:0608)
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OpenVAS ID: 57302
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1159-1 (mozilla-thunderbird)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 1.5.0.5
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Benjamin Smedberg (moz_bug_r_a4)
Organization: TippingPoint and the Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-3807 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-3807
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-31535

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X-Force: 27988
SecurityFocus: 19181 - Mozilla Multiple Products Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 19873 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 27568 - CVE-2006-3807 - Mozilla - Firefox, Thunderbird, SeaMonkey - Code Execution Issue
SecurityTracker: 1016586
Vulnerability Center: 12400 - Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird and SeaMonkey Remote Code Execution by Changing of Object() Constructor, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-2998

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 14:25
Updated: 01/13/2025 04:28
Changes: 03/12/2015 14:25 (93), 06/23/2019 17:27 (4), 01/13/2025 04:28 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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