Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird prior 2.0.0.19 input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird. It has been declared as critical. The affected element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2009-0777. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird (Web Browser) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.7, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.21, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.15 decode invisible characters when they are displayed in the location bar, which causes an incorrect address to be displayed and makes it easier for remote attackers to spoof URLs and conduct phishing attacks.

The bug was discovered 03/04/2009. The weakness was released 03/04/2009 by Georgi Guninski (TippingPoint) with Zero Day Initiative as Bug 452979 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-0777 since 03/03/2009. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 35789 (CentOS 4 / 5 : firefox (CESA-2009:0315)), 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 155946 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for Firefox (ELSA-2009-0315)).

Upgrading to version 2.0.0.19 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months 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 (49087), Tenable (35789), SecurityFocus (BID 33990†), OSVDB (52452†) and Secunia (SA34145†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-3935, VDB-46975, VDB-46974 and VDB-46973. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Base Score: 6.5
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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: No
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 35789
Nessus Name: CentOS 4 / 5 : firefox (CESA-2009:0315)
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OpenVAS ID: 63528
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Core 9 FEDORA-2009-2421 (firefox)
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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: Bug 452979
Researcher: Georgi Guninski (TippingPoint)
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-0777 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0777
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-46976

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X-Force: 49087
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: 52452 - CVE-2009-0777 - Mozilla - Multiple Products - Spoofing Issue
Vulnerability Center: 21201 - Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey Remote URLs Spoofing and Phishing Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-0632

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/29/2019 08:31
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (87), 08/29/2019 08:31 (4)
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