Mozilla Firefox up to 3.0.8 Browser Engine xslt_attributeset_ImportSameName.html Run resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 3.0.8. This affects the function nsAsyncInstantiateEvent::Run of the file xslt_attributeset_ImportSameName.html of the component Browser Engine. Such manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-1302. Moreover, an exploit is present. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 3.0.8 (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function nsAsyncInstantiateEvent::Run of the file xslt_attributeset_ImportSameName.html of the component Browser Engine. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

The browser engine in Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.9, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.22, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.16 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly trigger memory corruption via vectors related to (1) nsAsyncInstantiateEvent::Run, (2) nsStyleContext::Destroy, (3) nsComputedDOMStyle::GetWidth, (4) the xslt_attributeset_ImportSameName.html test case for the XSLT stylesheet compiler, (5) nsXULDocument::SynchronizeBroadcastListener, (6) IsBindingAncestor, (7) PL_DHashTableOperate and nsEditor::EndUpdateViewBatch, and (8) gfxSkipCharsIterator::SetOffsets, and other vectors.

The weakness was disclosed 04/22/2009 by Gregory Fleischer (moz_bug_r_a4) with Martijn Wargers (Website). The advisory is shared for download at redhat.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-1302 since 04/16/2009. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. By approaching the search of inurl:xslt_attributeset_ImportSameName.html it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 39493 (Mozilla Thunderbird < 2.0.0.22 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 119091 (Red Hat Update for Xulrunner Firefox (RHSA-2009:0436)).

Upgrading to version 1.5.0.11 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (50001), Tenable (39493), SecurityFocus (BID 34656†), OSVDB (55138†) and Secunia (SA34758†). The entries VDB-46674, VDB-48897, VDB-48896 and VDB-47862 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best 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
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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 39493
Nessus Name: Mozilla Thunderbird < 2.0.0.22 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 63962
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1797-1 (xulrunner)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 1.5.0.11

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04/16/2009 🔍
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03/17/2015 +2093 days 🔍
09/02/2019 +1630 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: redhat.com
Researcher: Gregory Fleischer (moz_bug_r_a4)
Organization: Martijn Wargers
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-1302 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-1302
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-47852

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X-Force: 50001
SecurityFocus: 34656 - Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey MFSA 2009 -14 through -22 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 34758
OSVDB: 55138 - Mozilla Multiple Products Browser Engine nsEventStateManager::GetContentState / nsNativeTheme::CheckBooleanAttr Memory Corruption
SecurityTracker: 1022090
Vulnerability Center: 21680 - Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey Browser Engine Remote Code Execution or DoS Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-1125

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

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 09/02/2019 09:30
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (94), 09/02/2019 09:30 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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