Mozilla Firefox up to 3.5.3 Parser memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Mozilla Firefox. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Parser. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-3373. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox (Web Browser) and classified as very critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Heap-based buffer overflow in the GIF image parser in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.15 and 3.5.x before 3.5.4, and SeaMonkey before 2.0, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was shared 10/29/2009 by regenrecht with iDEFENSE as MFSA2009-56 as not defined advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at mozilla.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-3373. 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 pricing for an exploit might be around USD at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/23/2024).

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. 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 119087 (Red Hat Update for Xulrunner Firefox (RHSA-2009:1530)).

Upgrading to version 1.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (33313), Tenable (42295), SecurityFocus (BID 36855†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-23889†). The entries VDB-4052, VDB-50808, VDB-50648 and VDB-50647 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 42295
Nessus Name: CentOS 4 : firefox (CESA-2009:1530)
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OpenVAS ID: 66146
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1922-1 (xulrunner)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 1.1

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10/27/2009 +33 days 🔍
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03/18/2015 +1966 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA2009-56
Researcher: regenrecht
Organization: iDEFENSE
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-3373 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-3373
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-50639

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SecurityFocus: 36855 - Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey 'libpr0n' GIF Parser Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 23889 - Mozilla Firefox < 3.5.4 and SeaMonkey < 2.0 'libpr0n\x27 GIF Parser Remote Code Execution and DoS, Medium

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

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 12/23/2024 12:01
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (64), 01/31/2018 09:55 (13), 08/24/2021 18:35 (3), 08/24/2021 18:43 (1), 12/23/2024 12:01 (17)
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