Mozilla Firefox up to 3.0.10 Wrapper xul.dll NPObjWrapper_NewResolve race condition

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 3.0.10. The impacted element is the function NPObjWrapper_NewResolve in the library xul.dll of the component Wrapper. The manipulation results in race condition. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2009-1837. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 3.0.10 (Web Browser). Affected is the function NPObjWrapper_NewResolve in the library xul.dll of the component Wrapper. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-362. The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Race condition in the NPObjWrapper_NewResolve function in modules/plugin/base/src/nsJSNPRuntime.cpp in xul.dll in Mozilla Firefox 3 before 3.0.11 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a page transition during Java applet loading, related to a use-after-free vulnerability for memory associated with a destroyed Java object.

The bug was discovered 06/12/2009. The weakness was shared 06/12/2009 by Carsten Eiram with Secunia Research (Website). The advisory is available at redhat.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-1837 since 05/29/2009. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 43755 (CentOS 5 : firefox (CESA-2009:1095)), 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 116484 (Red Hat Update for Xulrunner Firefox (RHSA-2009:1095-1)).

Upgrading to version 3.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 1 weeks 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 X-Force (51073), Tenable (43755), SecurityFocus (BID 35360†), OSVDB (55164†) and Secunia (SA34241†). The entries VDB-48599, VDB-48598, VDB-48597 and VDB-48596 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Race condition
CWE: CWE-362
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 43755
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 : firefox (CESA-2009:1095)
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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: Firefox 3.0
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: redhat.com
Researcher: Carsten Eiram
Organization: Secunia Research
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-1837 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-1837
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-48594

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X-Force: 51073
SecurityFocus: 35360 - Mozilla Firefox 'NPObject' Access Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 34241
OSVDB: 55164 - CVE-2009-1837 - Mozilla - Firefox - Code Execution Issue
SecurityTracker: 1022386
Vulnerability Center: 22532 - Mozilla Firefox 3 - 3.0.10 NPObject JS Wrapper Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-1572

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 09/06/2019 08:43
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (81), 09/06/2019 08:43 (12)
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Cache ID: 216:2E0:103

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