Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird up to 2.0.12 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird up to 2.0.12. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-1235. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird up to 2.0.12 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.13, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.13, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors that cause JavaScript to execute with the wrong principal, aka "Privilege escalation via incorrect principals."

The weakness was shared 03/27/2008 by Gregory Fleischer (moz_bug_r_a4) with Mozilla Developers (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-1235 since 03/10/2008. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 31684 (CentOS 4 / 5 : firefox (CESA-2008:0207)), 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 165678 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update Mozilla Firefox (SUSE-SA:2008:019)).

Upgrading to version 1.0.9 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (41457), Tenable (31684), SecurityFocus (BID 28448†), OSVDB (43859†) and Secunia (SA29391†). The entries VDB-3645, VDB-38765, VDB-40968 and VDB-41733 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 31684
Nessus Name: CentOS 4 / 5 : firefox (CESA-2008:0207)
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OpenVAS ID: 60653
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1532-1 (xulrunner)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox/Thunderbird 1.0.9
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Gregory Fleischer (moz_bug_r_a4)
Organization: Mozilla Developers
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-1235 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-1235
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-41719

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X-Force: 41457
SecurityFocus: 28448 - Mozilla Thunderbird/Seamonkey/Firefox 2.0.0.12 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 29391 - Red Hat update for seamonkey, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 43859 - Mozilla Multiple Products Indirect Eval Cross Principal Code Execution
SecurityTracker: 1019694
Vulnerability Center: 18032 - Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird <2.0.0.13 and SeaMonkey <1.1.9 Privilege Escalation, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-0999

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 12/30/2024 00:43
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (88), 08/07/2019 20:05 (3), 12/30/2024 00:43 (16)
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Cache ID: 216:087:103

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