Mozilla Firefox up to 2.0.0.10 drawImage memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Mozilla Firefox up to 2.0.0.10. This affects the function drawImage. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-5959. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 2.0.0.10 (Web Browser). This vulnerability affects the function drawImage. 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:

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.10 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.7 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors that trigger memory corruption.

The weakness was shared 11/27/2007 by georgi Philip Taylor with Martijn Wargers as MFSA2007-39 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at mozilla.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-5959 since 11/14/2007. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 28351 (FreeBSD : firefox -- multiple remote unspecified memory corruption vulnerabilities (f1f6f6da-9d2f-11dc-9114-001c2514716c)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 156004 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for SeaMonkey (ELSA-2007-1084)).

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 immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 16047.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (38643), Tenable (28351), SecurityFocus (BID 26593†), OSVDB (38867†) and Secunia (SA27725†). The entries VDB-3485, VDB-39840 and VDB-39664 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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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 28351
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : firefox -- multiple remote unspecified memory corruption vulnerabilities (f1f6f6da-9d2f-11dc-9114-001c2514716c)
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OpenVAS ID: 59959
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1425-1 (xulrunner)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: mozilla.org

Snort ID: 16047

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA2007-39
Researcher: georgi Philip Taylor
Organization: Martijn Wargers
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-5959 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-5959
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3484

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X-Force: 38643 - Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey multiple memory corruption code execution, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 26593 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Remote Unspecified Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 27725 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 38867 - Mozilla Multiple Products Multiple Unspecified Memory Corruption
SecurityTracker: 1018994 - Mozilla Firefox Memory Corruption Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vupen: ADV-2007-4002

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/03/2007 13:49
Updated: 03/16/2021 09:16
Changes: 12/03/2007 13:49 (85), 01/31/2018 09:53 (7), 03/16/2021 09:12 (7), 03/16/2021 09:16 (1)
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