Mozilla Firefox up to 2.0.0.14 Layout/Javascript Engine resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox and classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Layout/Javascript Engine. The manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2008-2798. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Mozilla Firefox (Web Browser). Affected is an unknown code of the component Layout/Javascript Engine. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.15, Thunderbird 2.0.0.14 and earlier, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.10 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors related to the layout engine.

The weakness was released 07/02/2008 by Devon Hubbard, Jesse Ruderman, Martijn Wargers and Ig with Mozilla as MFSA2008-21 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-2798 since 06/20/2008. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 67718 (Oracle Linux 5 : firefox (ELSA-2008-0569)), 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 115851 (Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (67718), SecurityFocus (BID 30038†), Secunia (SA31069†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1020419†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-3757, VDB-3758, VDB-3759 and VDB-3760. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 67718
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 5 : firefox (ELSA-2008-0569)
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OpenVAS ID: 61282
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1607-1 (iceweasel)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA2008-21
Researcher: Devon Hubbard, Jesse Ruderman, Martijn Wargers, Ig
Organization: Mozilla
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-2798 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-2798
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3756

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SecurityFocus: 30038
Secunia: 31069 - Debian update for iceweasel, Highly Critical
SecurityTracker: 1020419 - Mozilla Firefox 2.0 Has Multiple Bugs That Permit Remote Code Execution, Certificate Spoofing, Cross-Site Scripting, and Other Impacts
Vupen: ADV-2008-1993

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/18/2008 12:32
Updated: 03/16/2021 15:46
Changes: 07/18/2008 12:32 (79), 01/31/2018 09:52 (3), 03/16/2021 15:34 (8), 03/16/2021 15:40 (2), 03/16/2021 15:46 (1)
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