Mozilla Firefox 3.0 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Mozilla Firefox 3.0. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2008-2014. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox 3.0 (Web Browser). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Mozilla Firefox 3.0 beta 5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via JavaScript code that calls document.write in an infinite loop.

The weakness was released 04/29/2008 by Juan Pablo Lopez Yacubian (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-2014 since 04/29/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (42154) and SecurityFocus (BID 28892†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.7

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/22/2008 🔍
04/29/2008 +7 days 🔍
04/29/2008 +0 days 🔍
04/29/2008 +0 days 🔍
03/16/2015 +2512 days 🔍
09/23/2018 +1287 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Juan Pablo Lopez Yacubian
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-2014 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-2014
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-42191
X-Force: 42154 - Mozilla Firefox document.write() denial of service
SecurityFocus: 28892 - Mozilla Firefox 'document.write()' Denial of Service Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 09/23/2018 08:45
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (45), 09/23/2018 08:45 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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