Mozilla Thunderbird up to 1.4 numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Mozilla Thunderbird up to 1.4 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to numeric error. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2009-2535. In addition, an exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Thunderbird up to 1.4 (Mail Client Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-189. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.19 and 3.x before 3.0.5, SeaMonkey, and Thunderbird allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and application crash) via a large integer value for the length property of a Select object, a related issue to CVE-2009-1692.

The weakness was presented 07/20/2009 as Bug 460713 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.mozilla.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-2535 since 07/20/2009. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $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.

Upgrading to version 1.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (52869), Tenable (63402) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-25910†). See VDB-5327, VDB-36797, VDB-36612 and VDB-37141 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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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: 800849
OpenVAS Name: Mozilla Products select() Denial Of Service Vulnerability (Linux)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Thunderbird 1.5
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03/18/2015 +1752 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org

Advisory: Bug 460713
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2009-2535 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-2535
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-49073
X-Force: 52869
Vulnerability Center: 25910 - Mozilla Firefox, SeaMonkey and Thunderbird Remote DoS Vulnerability via a Large Integer Value, Medium

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

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 12/29/2024 00:39
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (60), 02/27/2017 08:27 (7), 08/12/2021 16:14 (3), 08/12/2021 16:22 (1), 12/04/2024 17:16 (24), 12/29/2024 00:39 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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