Mozilla Firefox up to 3.5.1 Proxy Server input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Mozilla Firefox up to 3.5.1. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Proxy Server. Such manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2009-2470. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 3.5.1 (Web Browser). Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Proxy Server. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.12, and 3.5.x before 3.5.2, allows remote SOCKS5 proxy servers to cause a denial of service (data stream corruption) via a long domain name in a reply.

The weakness was published 08/04/2009 (Website). The advisory is available at vupen.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-2470. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 67922 (Oracle Linux 4 / 5 : firefox (ELSA-2009-1430)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116542 (Mozilla Firefox Update for 3.5.2 (MFSA 2009-38,MFSA 2009-44,MFSA 2009-45,MFSA 2009-46)).

Upgrading to version 2.0 8 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (52252), Tenable (67922), SecurityFocus (BID 35925†), SecurityTracker (ID 1022665†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-23139†). Similar entries are available at VDB-49259, VDB-49258, VDB-49257 and VDB-49256. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 67922
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 4 / 5 : firefox (ELSA-2009-1430)
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OpenVAS ID: 64552
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Core 11 FEDORA-2009-8279 (xulrunner)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 2.0 8

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-2470 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-2470
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-49250

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X-Force: 52252
SecurityFocus: 35925 - Mozilla Firefox SOCKS5 Proxy Response Denial of Service Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1022665
Vulnerability Center: 23139 - Mozilla Firefox Prior to 3.0.12 and 3.5.2 SOCKS5 Proxy Remote DoS Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 12/07/2024 19:14
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (65), 02/13/2017 10:03 (8), 08/13/2021 10:00 (4), 08/13/2021 10:04 (1), 12/07/2024 19:14 (17)
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