Mozilla Firefox 8.0 for Mac DOM null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Mozilla Firefox 8.0 for Mac and classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component DOM. Performing a manipulation results in null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2011-3664. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox 8.0 for Mac (Web Browser). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component DOM. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Mozilla Firefox before 9.0, Thunderbird before 9.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.6 on Mac OS X do not properly handle certain DOM frame deletions by plugins, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (incorrect pointer dereference and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted web site.

The weakness was disclosed 12/20/2011 as MFSA2011-57 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at mozilla.org. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with Mozilla. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2011-3664 since 09/23/2011. 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.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 902776 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 9.0 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 Tenable (902776), SecurityFocus (BID 51137†), OSVDB (77955†), Secunia (SA47302†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1026445†). The entries VDB-4495, VDB-4494, VDB-4493 and VDB-4498 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 902776
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OpenVAS ID: 902776
OpenVAS Name: Mozilla Products DOM Frame Denial of Service Vulnerability (MAC OS X)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 9.0

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA2011-57
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-3664 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-3664
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4497

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SecurityFocus: 51137 - Mozilla Firefox/SeaMonk CVE-2011-3664 NULL Pointer Dereference Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 47302 - Mozilla Firefox / Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 77955
SecurityTracker: 1026445 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Flaws Permit Remote Code Execution and Keystroke Detection
Vulnerability Center: 34096 - Mozilla Firefox \x3C 9.0, Thunderbird \x3C 9.0, and SeaMonkey \x3C 2.6 on Mac OS X Remote DoS Vulnerability, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/21/2012 01:00
Updated: 04/09/2017 13:02
Changes: 01/21/2012 01:00 (72), 04/09/2017 13:02 (12)
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Cache ID: 216:BAB:103

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