Mozilla Firefox 3.6/3.6.1/3.6.2 DOM Node code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox 3.6/3.6.1/3.6.2. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component DOM Node Handler. This manipulation causes code injection. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2010-1121. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox 3.6/3.6.1/3.6.2 (Web Browser). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component DOM Node Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Mozilla Firefox 3.6.x before 3.6.3 does not properly manage the scopes of DOM nodes that are moved from one document to another, which allows remote attackers to conduct use-after-free attacks and execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors involving improper interaction with garbage collection, as demonstrated by Nils during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2010.

The weakness was presented 04/02/2010 by Nils with MWR InfoSecurity (via ZDI) (Website). The advisory is shared at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-1121 since 03/25/2010. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 45448 (FreeBSD : firefox -- Re-use of freed object due to scope confusion (ec8f449f-40ed-11df-9edc-000f20797ede)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 118158 (Red Hat Update for Xulrunner Firefox (RHSA-2010:0500, RHSA-2010:0501)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at mozilla.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. 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 9666. The filter is assigned to the category Vulnerabilities.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (45448), SecurityFocus (BID 38952†), OSVDB (63457†), Secunia (SA40323†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1023817†). See VDB-45961, VDB-53788, VDB-53787 and VDB-53785 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 45448
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : firefox -- Re-use of freed object due to scope confusion (ec8f449f-40ed-11df-9edc-000f20797ede)
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OpenVAS ID: 67297
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: firefox
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: mozilla.org
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Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: zerodayinitiative.com
Researcher: Nils
Organization: MWR InfoSecurity (via ZDI)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-1121 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-1121
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4093

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SecurityFocus: 38952 - Mozilla Firefox Cross Document DOM Node Movement Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 40323 - Mozilla Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 63457 - Mozilla Firefox Cross Document DOM Node Moving Arbitrary Code Execution (PWN2OWN)
SecurityTracker: 1023817 - Mozilla Firefox Memory Re-use Error Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 25171 - Mozilla Firefox 3 Remote Arbitrary Code Execution via a Crafted Webpage, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/19/2010 02:00
Updated: 03/17/2021 18:29
Changes: 04/19/2010 02:00 (90), 02/22/2017 10:49 (11), 03/17/2021 18:29 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:861:103

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