Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird prior 2.0.0.19 Layout Engine GetOwnerNode resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird. Affected by this issue is the function nsCSSStyleSheet::GetOwnerNode of the component Layout Engine. Performing a manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2009-0772. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird (Web Browser). This affects the function nsCSSStyleSheet::GetOwnerNode 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The layout engine in Mozilla Firefox 2 and 3 before 3.0.7, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.21, and SeaMonkey 1.1.15 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to nsCSSStyleSheet::GetOwnerNode, events, and garbage collection, which triggers memory corruption.

The bug was discovered 03/04/2009. The weakness was released 03/04/2009 by Georgi Guninski (TippingPoint) with Zero Day Initiative (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at redhat.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-0772 since 03/03/2009. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 65115 (Ubuntu 7.10 : firefox vulnerabilities (USN-728-2)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165640 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update Mozilla Firefox 2 (SUSE-SA:2009:023)).

Upgrading to version 2.0.0.19 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 1 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 6222.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (49484), Tenable (65115), SecurityFocus (BID 33990†), OSVDB (52445†) and Secunia (SA34145†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-3935, VDB-46976, VDB-46975 and VDB-46974. 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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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 65115
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 7.10 : firefox vulnerabilities (USN-728-2)
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OpenVAS ID: 64417
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1830-1 (icedove)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox/Thunderbird 2.0.0.19
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: redhat.com
Researcher: Georgi Guninski (TippingPoint)
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-0772 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0772
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-46971

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X-Force: 49484
SecurityFocus: 33990 - Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey MFSA 2009 -07 -08 -09 and -11 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 34145 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 52445 - CVE-2009-0772 - Mozilla - Multiple Products - Denial-Of-Service Issue
SecurityTracker: 1021795
Vulnerability Center: 21207 - Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey Remote DoS and Possible Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-0632

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/30/2019 12:24
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (92), 08/30/2019 12:24 (4)
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Cache ID: 216:897:103

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