Mozilla Firefox up to 3.0.10 input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 3.0.10. It has been declared as problematic. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation results in input validation. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-2044. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 3.0.10 (Web Browser). Affected is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

Mozilla Firefox 3.0.10 and earlier on Linux allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a URI for a large GIF image in the BACKGROUND attribute of a BODY element.

The bug was discovered 06/09/2009. The weakness was published 06/12/2009 by Ahmad Muammar (y3dips) (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-2044 since 06/12/2009. 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.

The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time 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 (51037), Exploit-DB (33031), Tenable (63402), SecurityFocus (BID 35280†) and OSVDB (56471†). 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: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 63402
Nessus Name: GLSA-201301-01 : Mozilla Products: Multiple vulnerabilities (BEAST)
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OpenVAS ID: 800637
OpenVAS Name: Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerability Jun-09 (Linux)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Ahmad Muammar (y3dips)
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2009-2044 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-2044
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-48600
X-Force: 51037
SecurityFocus: 35280 - Mozilla Firefox Large GIF File Background Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: 56471 - Mozilla - Firefox - Large GIF File Background Denial of Service Issue
Vulnerability Center: 22645 - Mozilla Firefox <= 3.0.10 GIF Image BACKGROUND Attribute Remote DoS Vulnerability, Medium

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

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 12/08/2024 23:34
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (75), 09/06/2019 16:28 (7), 12/08/2024 23:34 (19)
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