Mozilla Firefox 3.0.10 Event resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox 3.0.10 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Event Handler. The manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-1828. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Mozilla Firefox 3.0.10 (Web Browser). Affected is an unknown code of the component Event Handler. 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. CVE summarizes:

Mozilla Firefox 3.0.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop, application hang, and memory consumption) via a KEYGEN element in conjunction with (1) a META element specifying automatic page refresh or (2) a JavaScript onLoad event handler for a BODY element. NOTE: it was later reported that earlier versions are also affected.

The weakness was published 05/29/2009 by Thierry Zoller as Bug 469565 as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-1828 since 05/29/2009. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed by Thierry Zoller and been published immediately after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 63402 (GLSA-201301-01 : Mozilla Products: Multiple vulnerabilities (BEAST)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (50838), Exploit-DB (8822), Tenable (63402) and SecurityFocus (BID 35132†). Similar entries are available at VDB-5327, VDB-36797, VDB-36612 and VDB-37141. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Thierry Zoller
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Nessus ID: 63402
Nessus Name: GLSA-201301-01 : Mozilla Products: Multiple vulnerabilities (BEAST)
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OpenVAS ID: 800625
OpenVAS Name: Mozilla Firefox keygen HTML Tag DOS Vulnerability (Linux)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: Bug 469565
Researcher: Thierry Zoller
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2009-1828 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-1828
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-48360

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X-Force: 50838 - Mozilla Firefox keygen HTML Tag denial of service
SecurityFocus: 35132 - Mozilla Firefox 'keygen' HTML Tag Denial of Service Vulnerability

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

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 11/30/2024 19:37
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (72), 11/10/2018 09:04 (9), 11/30/2024 19:37 (24)
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