Mozilla Firefox up to 2.0.8 Javascript memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 2.0.8 and classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Javascript. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-1095. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 2.0.8 (Web Browser). This affects an unknown part of the component Javascript. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.8 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.5 do not properly implement JavaScript onUnload handlers, which allows remote attackers to run certain JavaScript code and access the location DOM hierarchy in the context of the next web site that is visited by a client.

The weakness was published 10/19/2007 by Igor Bukanov Eli Friedman Jesse Ruderman as MFSA2007-30 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-1095 since 02/26/2007. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. 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 67593 (Oracle Linux 4 : thunderbird (ELSA-2007-0981)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 156031 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for Firefox (ELSA-2007-0979)).

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 1 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (33981), Tenable (67593), SecurityFocus (BID 23668†), OSVDB (37995†) and Secunia (SA27311†). Similar entries are available at VDB-3404, VDB-3409, VDB-3407 and VDB-3408. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 67593
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 4 : thunderbird (ELSA-2007-0981)
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OpenVAS ID: 58689
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1392-1 (xulrunner)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: mozilla.org
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02/26/2007 🔍
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04/25/2007 +58 days 🔍
04/26/2007 +1 days 🔍
05/03/2007 +7 days 🔍
10/19/2007 +168 days 🔍
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10/20/2007 +1 days 🔍
10/28/2007 +8 days 🔍
11/01/2007 +4 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA2007-30
Researcher: Igor Bukanov Eli Friedman Jesse Ruderman
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-1095 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-1095
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3405

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X-Force: 33981 - Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey Digest Authentication LF response splitting, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 23668 - Multiple Web Browsers Digest Authentication HTTP Response Splitting Vulnerability
Secunia: 27311 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 37995 - Mozilla Firefox Digest Authentication username Attribute CRLF Injection
SecurityTracker: 1017968 - Mozilla Firefox Digest Authentication Bug Lets Remote Users Conduct HTTP Request Splitting Attacks
Vulnerability Center: 16672 - Mozilla Firefox Remote JavaScript Code Execution, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-3544

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/01/2007 09:21
Updated: 03/16/2021 07:06
Changes: 11/01/2007 09:21 (93), 01/31/2018 09:52 (13), 03/16/2021 07:06 (2)
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