Mozilla Firefox up to 2.x TransformToDoc resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Mozilla Firefox up to 2.x. Impacted is the function txMozillaXSLTProcessor::TransformToDoc. This manipulation causes resource management. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-1169. Additionally, an exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 2.x (Web Browser) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function txMozillaXSLTProcessor::TransformToDoc. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The txMozillaXSLTProcessor::TransformToDoc function in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.8 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.16 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an XML file with a crafted XSLT transform.

The bug was discovered 03/25/2009. The weakness was released 03/26/2009 as Bug 485286 as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-1169 since 03/26/2009. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. 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 $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 36130 (SeaMonkey < 1.1.16 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows 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 8 eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 10891.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (49439), Exploit-DB (8285), Tenable (36130), SecurityFocus (BID 34235†) and OSVDB (53079†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-3935, VDB-3945, VDB-46975 and VDB-46973. 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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Nessus ID: 36130
Nessus Name: SeaMonkey < 1.1.16 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 63728
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1756-1 (xulrunner)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 2.0 8
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: Bug 485286
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-1169 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-1169
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-47371

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X-Force: 49439
SecurityFocus: 34235 - Mozilla Firefox XSL Parsing 'root' XML Tag Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 34471 - Mozilla Firefox Two Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 53079 - CVE-2009-1169 - Mozilla - Multiple Products - Denial of Service Issue
SecurityTracker: 1021939
Vulnerability Center: 21380 - Mozilla Firefox < 3.0.8 and SeaMonkey < 1.1.16 Remote Code Execution and DoS Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-0853

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

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 11/25/2024 17:35
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (89), 08/31/2019 10:42 (12), 11/25/2024 17:35 (17)
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Cache ID: 216:CBC:103

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