Mozilla Firefox 3.5.1/3.5.2/3.5.3/3.5.4 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Mozilla Firefox 3.5.1/3.5.2/3.5.3/3.5.4. This issue affects some unknown processing. Performing a manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2009-3371. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in Mozilla Firefox 3.5.1/3.5.2/3.5.3/3.5.4 (Web Browser). This affects some unknown processing. 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:

Use-after-free vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x before 3.5.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code by creating JavaScript web-workers recursively.

The weakness was disclosed 10/29/2009 as MFSA2009-54 as not defined advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-3371. The exploitability is told to be easy. 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 08/24/2021).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 42295 (CentOS 4 : firefox (CESA-2009:1530)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116565 (Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey Multiple Vulnerabilities (MFSA 2009-52 through MFSA 2009-64)).

Upgrading to version 3.5.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (42295), SecurityFocus (BID 36854†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-23888†). The entries VDB-4052, VDB-50808, VDB-50648 and VDB-50647 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 42295
Nessus Name: CentOS 4 : firefox (CESA-2009:1530)
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OpenVAS ID: 66159
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: firefox
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 3.5.1
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09/24/2009 🔍
10/27/2009 +33 days 🔍
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03/18/2015 +1966 days 🔍
08/24/2021 +2351 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA2009-54
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-3371 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-3371
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-50637

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SecurityFocus: 36854 - Mozilla Firefox JavaScript Web-Workers Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 23888 - Mozilla Firefox Prior to 3.5.4 JavaScript Web-Workers Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 08/24/2021 18:12
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (65), 01/31/2018 09:55 (8), 08/24/2021 18:06 (4), 08/24/2021 18:12 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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