Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird up to 2.0.12 Javascript Engine resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird up to 2.0.12. This impacts an unknown function of the component Javascript Engine. Performing a manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2008-1237. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird up to 2.0.12 (Web Browser). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown functionality of the component Javascript Engine. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.13, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.13, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.9 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors related to the JavaScript engine.

The weakness was released 03/27/2008 by Gregory Fleischer (moz_bug_r_a4) with Mozilla Developers (Website). The advisory is shared at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-1237 since 03/10/2008. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 32114 (openSUSE 10 Security Update : MozillaFirefox (MozillaFirefox-5219)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE 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 1.1.8 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (41446), Tenable (32114), SecurityFocus (BID 28448†), OSVDB (43871†) and Secunia (SA29391†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-38765, VDB-40968, VDB-41733 and VDB-41723. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.6
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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 32114
Nessus Name: openSUSE 10 Security Update : MozillaFirefox (MozillaFirefox-5219)
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OpenVAS ID: 60653
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1532-1 (xulrunner)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox/Thunderbird 1.1.8
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03/27/2008 +1 days 🔍
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08/07/2019 +1605 days 🔍

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-2008-1237 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-1237
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-41721

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X-Force: 41446
SecurityFocus: 28448 - Mozilla Thunderbird/Seamonkey/Firefox 2.0.0.12 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 29391 - Red Hat update for seamonkey, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 43871 - Mozilla Multiple Products js_FilterXMLList Block Object Handling DoS
SecurityTracker: 1019695
Vulnerability Center: 18035 - Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird <2.0.0.13 and SeaMonkey <1.1.9 Crashes in the JavaScript Engine, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-0999

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 08/07/2019 20:26
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (92), 08/07/2019 20:26 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:272:103

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