Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.14 src="javascript: resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.14. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument src="javascript: leads to resource management. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2008-2419. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.14 (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation of the argument src="javascript: 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 2.0.0.14 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code by triggering an error condition during certain Iframe operations between a JSframe write and a JSframe close, as demonstrated by an error in loading an empty Java applet defined by a src="javascript:" sequence.

The bug was discovered 05/21/2008. The weakness was published 05/23/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at xforce.iss.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-2419 since 05/23/2008. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

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 (42589), Exploit-DB (31817), SecurityFocus (BID 29318†), OSVDB (45817†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-18442†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-2419 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-2419
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-42515
X-Force: 42589
SecurityFocus: 29318 - Mozilla Firefox JSframe Heap Corruption Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: 45817 - Mozilla - Firefox - JSframe Heap Corruption Denial of Service Issue
Vulnerability Center: 18442 - Mozilla Firefox Heap Corruption Error Allows Remote Attacker to Execute Arbitrary Code and DoS, Medium

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 01/12/2025 10:15
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (62), 08/10/2019 15:46 (4), 01/12/2025 10:15 (21)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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