Mozilla Firefox up to 3.5.1 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 3.5.1. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2009-2663. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 3.5.1 (Web Browser). This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

libvorbis before r16182, as used in Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x before 3.5.2 and other products, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted .ogg file.

The weakness was disclosed 08/04/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared at vupen.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-2663. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/07/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 67913 (Oracle Linux 3 / 4 / 5 : libvorbis (ELSA-2009-1219)), 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 165656 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update Mozilla Firefox (SUSE-SA:2009:048)).

Upgrading to version 2.0 8 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (52397), Tenable (67913), SecurityFocus (BID 36018†), Secunia (SA36230†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-23140†). The entries VDB-50644, VDB-49950, VDB-49946 and VDB-49259 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

VulDB Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Temp Score: 9.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 67913
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 3 / 4 / 5 : libvorbis (ELSA-2009-1219)
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OpenVAS ID: 66331
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1939-1 (libvorbis)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 2.0 8

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07/10/2009 🔍
08/04/2009 +24 days 🔍
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03/18/2015 +614 days 🔍
04/07/2025 +3673 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-2663 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-2663
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-49257

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X-Force: 52397
SecurityFocus: 36018 - libvorbis OGG Vorbis Processing Multiple Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 36230
Vulnerability Center: 23140 - Mozilla Firefox Prior to 3.0.12 and 3.5.2 Libvorbis Remote DoS Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 04/07/2025 14:15
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (64), 02/13/2017 10:03 (8), 08/13/2021 11:04 (4), 08/13/2021 11:09 (1), 04/07/2025 14:15 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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