Mozilla Firefox up to 3.0.10 Event code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 3.0.10. This affects an unknown function of the component Event Handler. This manipulation causes code injection. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2009-1838. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 3.0.10 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Event Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The garbage-collection implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.11, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.22, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.17 sets an element s owner document to null in unspecified circumstances, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript with chrome privileges via a crafted event handler, related to an incorrect context for this event handler.

The bug was discovered 06/12/2009. The weakness was published 06/12/2009 by Gregory Fleischer (Alex) with Microsoft (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vupen.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-1838 since 05/29/2009. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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 1.0.9 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 7 days 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 (51075), Tenable (43755), SecurityFocus (BID 35326†), OSVDB (55157†) and Secunia (SA35331†). Similar entries are available at VDB-48599, VDB-48598, VDB-48597 and VDB-48596. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.0

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
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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 1.0.9
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06/11/2009 +13 days 🔍
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03/17/2015 +1896 days 🔍
09/06/2019 +1634 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Gregory Fleischer (Alex)
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-1838 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-1838
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-48595

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X-Force: 51075
SecurityFocus: 35326 - RETIRED: Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey MFSA 2009-24 through 32 Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 35331
OSVDB: 55157 - Mozilla Multiple Products Garbage-collection Implementation Crafted Event Handler Privilege Escalation
SecurityTracker: 1022397
Vulnerability Center: 22531 - Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey Event Listeners 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 08:31
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (83), 09/06/2019 08:31 (10)
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Cache ID: 216:55A:103

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