Mozilla Firefox up to 3.0.5 Design Engine resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 3.0.5 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component Design Engine. The manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2009-0352. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 3.0.5 (Web Browser). Affected is an unknown code of the component Design 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 3.x before 3.0.6, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.21, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.15 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the layout engine and destruction of arbitrary layout objects by the nsViewManager::Composite function.

The weakness was shared 02/04/2009 by Martijn Wargers (moz_bug_r_a4) with Mozilla (Website). The advisory is shared for download at secunia.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-0352 since 01/29/2009. 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. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $100k and more. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 67797 (Oracle Linux 4 : thunderbird (ELSA-2009-0258)), 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 116184 (Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey Multiple Vulnerabilities (MFSA 2009-01 to -06 RHSA-2009:0256 RHSA-2009:0257)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 1 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (67797), SecurityFocus (BID 33598†), OSVDB (51940†), Secunia (SA34527†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1021663†). The entries VDB-3928, VDB-3930, VDB-3929 and VDB-3925 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Web Browser

Vendor

Mozilla

Name

Firefox

Version

License

open-source

Website

Vendor: https://www.mozilla.org/
Product: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/

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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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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / 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: 67797
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 4 : thunderbird (ELSA-2009-0258)
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OpenVAS ID: 64417
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1830-1 (icedove)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

01/29/2009 🔍
02/03/2009 +5 days 🔍
02/04/2009 +1 days 🔍
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02/04/2009 +0 days 🔍
02/11/2009 +6 days 🔍
02/19/2009 +8 days 🔍
03/31/2009 +40 days 🔍
07/12/2013 +1564 days 🔍
04/28/2019 +2116 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: Martijn Wargers (moz_bug_r_a4)
Organization: Mozilla
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-0352 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0352
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3924

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SecurityFocus: 33598 - Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey MFSA 2009 -01 to -06 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 34527 - Fedora update for seamonkey, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 51940 - Mozilla Multiple Products Layout Engine nsStyleContext::Destroy Multiple Method Memory Corruption
SecurityTracker: 1021663
Vupen: ADV-2009-0313

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/19/2009 17:15
Updated: 04/28/2019 12:06
Changes: 02/19/2009 17:15 (93), 04/28/2019 12:06 (1)
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