Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird up to 3.11.4 Network Security Service numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird up to 3.11.4. It has been classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Network Security Service. Performing a manipulation results in numeric error. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2007-0008. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird up to 3.11.4 (Web Browser). This affects an unknown code block of the component Network Security Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-189. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Integer underflow in the SSLv2 support in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.11.5, as used by Firefox before 1.5.0.10 and 2.x before 2.0.0.2, SeaMonkey before 1.0.8, Thunderbird before 1.5.0.10, and certain Sun Java System server products before 20070611, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted SSLv2 server message containing a public key that is too short to encrypt the "Master Secret", which results in a heap-based overflow.

The bug was discovered 02/23/2007. The weakness was shared 02/23/2007 by Micha, #322 and Luczaj with Oracle as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-0008 since 12/19/2006. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

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 24715 (Fedora Core 6 : nspr-4.6.5-0.6.0.fc6 / nss-3.11.5-0.6.0.fc6 (2007-279)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 156209 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for Thunderbird (ELSA-2007:0078)).

Upgrading to version 3.11.5 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 8954.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (32666), Tenable (24715), SecurityFocus (BID 64758†), OSVDB (32105†) and Secunia (SA24205†). The entries VDB-2704, VDB-2943, VDB-2963 and VDB-6095 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.6
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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Physical: No
Local: No
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 24715
Nessus Name: Fedora Core 6 : nspr-4.6.5-0.6.0.fc6 / nss-3.11.5-0.6.0.fc6 (2007-279)
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OpenVAS ID: 58468
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1336-1 (mozilla-firefox)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox/Thunderbird 3.11.5
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12/19/2006 🔍
02/23/2007 +66 days 🔍
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03/13/2015 +428 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: Micha, #322, Luczaj
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-0008 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-0008
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-35229

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X-Force: 32666
SecurityFocus: 64758 - RETIRED: Oracle January 2014 Critical Patch Update Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 24205 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 32105 - Mozilla Multiple Products NSS SSLv2 Client Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1017696
Vulnerability Center: 14497 - Mozilla Network Security Services Remote Code Execution via a Crafted SSLv2 Server Message, Critical
Vupen: ADV-2007-0719

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/13/2015 12:16
Updated: 01/12/2025 03:41
Changes: 03/13/2015 12:16 (99), 07/16/2019 07:26 (2), 01/12/2025 03:41 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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