Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.7 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.7 and classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2008-0304. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.7 (Web Browser). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Heap-based buffer overflow in Mozilla Thunderbird before 2.0.0.12 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.8 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted external-body MIME type in an e-mail message, related to an incorrect memory allocation during message preview.

The bug was discovered 02/26/2008. The weakness was published 02/29/2008 by regenrecht with VeriSign as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is available at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-0304 since 01/16/2008. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 67648 (Oracle Linux 3 / 4 : seamonkey (ELSA-2008-0104)), 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 175205 (Debian Security Update for Iceape (DSA-1697)).

Upgrading to version 1.1.7 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (40869), Tenable (67648), SecurityFocus (BID 28012†), OSVDB (42428†) and Secunia (SA29098†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit 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: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 67648
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 3 / 4 : seamonkey (ELSA-2008-0104)
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OpenVAS ID: 61373
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1621-1 (icedove)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: SeaMonkey 1.1.7
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: regenrecht
Organization: VeriSign
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-0304 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-0304
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-41290

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X-Force: 40869
SecurityFocus: 28012 - Mozilla Thunderbird External-Body MIME Remote Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 29098
OSVDB: 42428 - Mozilla - Thunderbird - External-Body MIME Remote Heap Buffer Overflow Issue
SecurityTracker: 1019504
Vulnerability Center: 17751 - Mozilla Thunderbird < 2.0.0.12 and SeaMonkey < 1.1.8 Heap-Based Buffer Overflow, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-2091

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 12/09/2024 06:31
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (77), 08/06/2019 07:55 (12), 12/09/2024 06:31 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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