Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.4 Javascript Engine input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.4 and classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Javascript Engine. This manipulation causes input validation. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2007-5340. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.4 (Web Browser). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Javascript Engine. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple vulnerabilities in the Javascript engine in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.8, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.8, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.5 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted HTML that triggers memory corruption.

The bug was discovered 10/18/2007. The weakness was published 10/21/2007 by Georgi Guninski (moz_bug_r_a4) with Martijn Wargers as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-5340 since 10/10/2007. 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. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 27540 (CentOS 4 / 5 : firefox (CESA-2007:0979)), 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 165712 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update (SUSE-SR:2008:002)).

Upgrading to version 1.1.4 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 8960.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (37282), Tenable (27540), SecurityFocus (BID 26132†), OSVDB (38044†) and Secunia (SA27313†). Similar entries are available at VDB-3410, VDB-3406, VDB-3409 and VDB-3407. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Base Score: 5.3
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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 27540
Nessus Name: CentOS 4 / 5 : firefox (CESA-2007:0979)
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OpenVAS ID: 58688
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1391-1 (icedove)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: SeaMonkey 1.1.4
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10/10/2007 🔍
10/18/2007 +8 days 🔍
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10/28/2007 +3 days 🔍
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01/11/2025 +3589 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: Georgi Guninski (moz_bug_r_a4)
Organization: Martijn Wargers
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-5340 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-5340
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-39385

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X-Force: 37282
SecurityFocus: 26132 - Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.7 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 27313
OSVDB: 38044 - CVE-2007-5340 - Mozilla - Multiple Products - Multiple Unspecified Issues
SecurityTracker: 1018834
Vulnerability Center: 16673 - Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird < 2.0.0.8, SeaMonkey < 1.1.5 Javascript Engine Remote DoS, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-3544

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 12:18
Updated: 01/11/2025 22:52
Changes: 03/16/2015 12:18 (90), 07/29/2019 10:22 (4), 01/11/2025 22:52 (17)
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Cache ID: 216:DE9:103

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