Mozilla Firefox up to 2.0.0.3 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Mozilla Firefox. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2007-2869. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Mozilla Firefox (Web Browser). Affected is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

The form autocomplete feature in Mozilla Firefox 1.5.x before 1.5.0.12, 2.x before 2.0.0.4, and possibly earlier versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (persistent temporary CPU consumption) via a large number of characters in a submitted form.

The bug was discovered 05/30/2007. The weakness was released 05/30/2007 by Martijn Wargers (moz_bug_r_a4) with Martijn Wargers (Website). The advisory is shared for download at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2007-2869 since 05/29/2007. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit 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 $5k-$25k. 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 (34612), Tenable (36608), SecurityFocus (BID 24242†), OSVDB (35135†) and Secunia (SA25469†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-36189, VDB-37058, VDB-37057 and VDB-37055. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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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: 58353
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1306-1 (xulrunner)
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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: Martijn Wargers (moz_bug_r_a4)
Organization: Martijn Wargers
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-2869 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-2869
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-37056

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X-Force: 34612
SecurityFocus: 24242 - Mozilla Products Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 25469
OSVDB: 35135 - Mozilla Firefox Persistent Auto-complete DoS
SecurityTracker: 1018154
Vulnerability Center: 15277 - Mozilla Firefox Form Autocomplete Feature Allows Remote Denial of Service, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-1994

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/15/2015 15:58
Updated: 07/20/2019 10:00
Changes: 03/15/2015 15:58 (83), 07/20/2019 10:00 (10)
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