Mozilla Firefox up to 3.0.5 Javascript Engine resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 3.0.5. It has been classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the component Javascript Engine. This manipulation causes resource management. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2009-0352. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 3.0.5 (Web Browser). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Javascript Engine. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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 published 02/04/2009 by Wladimir Palant (moz_bug_r_a4) with Mozilla (Website). The advisory is shared at secunia.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-0352 since 01/29/2009. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $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 X-Force (48458), Tenable (67797), SecurityFocus (BID 33598†), OSVDB (51926†) and Secunia (SA33799†). Similar entries are available at VDB-3928, VDB-3924, VDB-3930 and VDB-3929. 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
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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
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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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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: Wladimir Palant (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-100-3925

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X-Force: 48458
SecurityFocus: 33598 - Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey MFSA 2009 -01 to -06 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 33799
OSVDB: 51926 - Mozilla Multiple Products XMLHttpRequest Call Set-Cookie Response Header Restriction Bypass
SecurityTracker: 1021663
Vulnerability Center: 20729 - Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird and SeaMonkey Remote Memory Corruption Related to Layout Engine, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-0313

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/19/2009 17:15
Updated: 08/26/2019 15:02
Changes: 02/19/2009 17:15 (83), 08/26/2019 15:02 (16)
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Cache ID: 216:203:103

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