Mozilla Firefox up to 3.5.5 numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox 3.5.1/3.5.2/3.5.3/3.5.4/3.5.5. It has been declared as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. Such manipulation leads to numeric error. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2009-3389. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Mozilla Firefox 3.5.1/3.5.2/3.5.3/3.5.4/3.5.5 (Web Browser). Affected by this issue is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-189. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Integer overflow in libtheora in Xiph.Org Theora before 1.1, as used in Mozilla Firefox 3.5 before 3.5.6 and SeaMonkey before 2.0.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a video with large dimensions.

The weakness was released 12/17/2009 by Dan Kaminsky (Website). The advisory is shared for download at vupen.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-3389 since 09/24/2009. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 71170 (GLSA-201312-04 : libtheora: Arbitrary code execution), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165665 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update Mozilla Firefox (SUSE-SA:2009:063)).

Upgrading to version 1.0.9 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (54805), Tenable (71170), SecurityFocus (BID 37368†), Secunia (SA37699†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-24397†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-4073, VDB-51185, VDB-51184 and VDB-51183. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 71170
Nessus Name: GLSA-201312-04 : libtheora: Arbitrary code execution
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OpenVAS ID: 67398
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2045-1 (libtheora)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 1.0.9

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09/24/2009 🔍
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03/18/2015 +470 days 🔍
08/30/2021 +2357 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Dan Kaminsky
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-3389 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-3389
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-51176

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X-Force: 54805
SecurityFocus: 37368 - Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey Theora Video Library Remote Integer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 37699 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
Vulnerability Center: 24397 - Mozilla SeaMonkey < 2.0.1 and Mozilla Firefox Xiph.Org Theora Remote DoS and Code Execution, Critical
Vupen: ADV-2009-3547

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 08/30/2021 06:49
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (66), 02/18/2017 09:35 (14), 08/30/2021 06:49 (2)
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