Mozilla Firefox 3.0/3.0.1/3.0.2/3.0.3 Layout Engine resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Mozilla Firefox 3.0/3.0.1/3.0.2/3.0.3. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Layout Engine. Performing a manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2008-5016. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Mozilla Firefox 3.0/3.0.1/3.0.2/3.0.3 (Web Browser). This affects some unknown functionality of the component Layout 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 availability. The summary by CVE is:

The layout engine in Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.18, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via multiple vectors that trigger an assertion failure or other consequences.

The bug was discovered 11/12/2008. The weakness was released 11/13/2008 by Georgi Guninski (moz_bug_r_a4) with Martijn Wargers (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-5016 since 11/10/2008. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 43714 (CentOS 4 / 5 : thunderbird (CESA-2008:0976)), 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 119094 (Red Hat Update for Xulrunner Firefox (RHSA-2008:0978)).

Upgrading to version 1.0.9 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 6618.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (46615), Tenable (43714), SecurityFocus (BID 32281†), OSVDB (50210†) and Secunia (SA32684†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-44999, VDB-44998, VDB-44997 and VDB-44996. 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: 4.8

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 43714
Nessus Name: CentOS 4 / 5 : thunderbird (CESA-2008:0976)
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OpenVAS ID: 61874
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: firefox
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 1.0.9
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01/06/2010 +409 days 🔍
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08/20/2019 +1617 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Georgi Guninski (moz_bug_r_a4)
Organization: Martijn Wargers
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-5016 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-5016
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44991

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X-Force: 46615
SecurityFocus: 32281 - Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 32684
OSVDB: 50210 - CVE-2008-5016 - Mozilla - Multiple Products - Denial-Of-Service Issue
SecurityTracker: 1021183
Vulnerability Center: 20004 - Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird and SeaMonkey Layout Engine Remote Code Execution and DoS, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-3146

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/20/2019 16:54
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (86), 08/20/2019 16:54 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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