Mozilla Thunderbird up to 2.0.0.18 Browser Engine GetContentState code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Mozilla Thunderbird up to 2.0.0.18. Affected by this issue is the function nsEventStateManager::GetContentState of the component Browser Engine. The manipulation results in code injection. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-1392. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Thunderbird up to 2.0.0.18 (Mail Client Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is the function nsEventStateManager::GetContentState of the component Browser Engine. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The browser engine in Mozilla Firefox 3 before 3.0.11, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.22, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.17 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to (1) nsEventStateManager::GetContentState and nsNativeTheme::CheckBooleanAttr; (2) UnhookTextRunFromFrames and ClearAllTextRunReferences; (3) nsTextFrame::ClearTextRun; (4) IsPercentageAware; (5) PL_DHashTableFinish; (6) nsListBoxBodyFrame::GetNextItemBox; (7) AtomTableClearEntry, related to the atom table, DOM mutation events, and Unicode surrogates; (8) nsHTMLEditor::HideResizers; and (9) nsWindow::SetCursor, related to changing the cursor; and other vectors.

The weakness was presented 06/12/2009 by Jesse Ruderman (Alex) (Website). The advisory is shared for download at rhn.redhat.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-1392 since 04/23/2009. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 67870 (Oracle Linux 3 / 4 : seamonkey (ELSA-2009-1096)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116484 (Red Hat Update for Xulrunner Firefox (RHSA-2009:1095-1)).

Upgrading to version 2.0.0.19 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 6825.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (67870), SecurityFocus (BID 35370†), OSVDB (55144†), Secunia (SA35331†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1022376†). See VDB-48599, VDB-48598, VDB-48597 and VDB-48596 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 67870
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 3 / 4 : seamonkey (ELSA-2009-1096)
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OpenVAS ID: 64254
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1820-1 (xulrunner)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Thunderbird 2.0.0.19
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org

Advisory: rhn.redhat.com
Researcher: Jesse Ruderman (Alex)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-1392 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-1392
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-48588

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SecurityFocus: 35370 - Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey Multiple Browser Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 35331
OSVDB: 55144 - Mozilla Multiple Products Browser Engine AtomTableClearEntry Multiple Method Memory Corruption
SecurityTracker: 1022376
Vulnerability Center: 22538 - Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey Browser Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-1572

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 09/06/2019 09:20
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (85), 09/06/2019 09:20 (9)
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Cache ID: 216:17E:103

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