Mozilla Firefox up to 2.0.0.3 Javascript Engine code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Mozilla Firefox. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Javascript Engine. The manipulation leads to code injection. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2007-2868. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Mozilla Firefox (Web Browser). This issue affects an unknown code of the component Javascript Engine. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple vulnerabilities in the JavaScript engine for Mozilla Firefox 1.5.x before 1.5.0.12 and 2.x before 2.0.0.4, Thunderbird 1.5.x before 1.5.0.12 and 2.x before 2.0.0.4, and SeaMonkey 1.0.9 and 1.1.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors that trigger memory corruption.

The bug was discovered 05/30/2007. The weakness was published 05/30/2007 by Nicolas Derouet (moz_bug_r_a4) with Martijn Wargers (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us-cert.gov. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-2868 since 05/29/2007. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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 36608 (CentOS 4 / 5 : devhelp / firefox / yelp (CESA-2007:0400)), 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 156165 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for Thunderbird (ELSA-2007-0401)).

Upgrading to version 1.5.x 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 8965.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (34605), Tenable (36608), SecurityFocus (BID 24242†), OSVDB (35138†) and Secunia (SA25469†). Similar entries are available at VDB-36189, VDB-37058, VDB-37057 and VDB-37056. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.0

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 36608
Nessus Name: CentOS 4 / 5 : devhelp / firefox / yelp (CESA-2007:0400)
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OpenVAS ID: 58351
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1300-1 (iceape)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 1.5.x
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Nicolas Derouet (moz_bug_r_a4)
Organization: Martijn Wargers
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-2868 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-2868
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-37055

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X-Force: 34605
SecurityFocus: 24242 - Mozilla Products Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 25469
OSVDB: 35138 - Mozilla Multiple Products JavaScript Engine Unspecified Memory Corruption
SecurityTracker: 1018151
Vulnerability Center: 15276 - Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird and SeaMonkey Vulnerabilities in JavaScript Engine Allow Code Execution, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-1994

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/15/2015 15:58
Updated: 01/13/2025 03:45
Changes: 03/15/2015 15:58 (93), 07/20/2019 09:58 (2), 01/13/2025 03:45 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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