Mozilla Firefox up to 3.5.7 Browser Engine nsBlockFrame::StealFrame memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Mozilla Firefox. This issue affects the function nsBlockFrame::StealFrame of the component Browser Engine. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2010-0159. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Mozilla Firefox (Web Browser). Affected by this vulnerability is the function nsBlockFrame::StealFrame of the component Browser Engine. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The browser engine in Mozilla Firefox 3.0.x before 3.0.18 and 3.5.x before 3.5.8, Thunderbird before 3.0.2, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the nsBlockFrame::StealFrame function in layout/generic/nsBlockFrame.cpp, and unspecified other vectors.

The weakness was presented 02/22/2010 by Martijn Wargers (Paul) with Martijn Wargers as Bug 534082 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-0159 since 01/06/2010. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 44648 (CentOS 4 / 5 : firefox (CESA-2010:0112)), 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 118843 (Red Hat Update for Xulrunner Firefox (RHSA-2010:0112)).

Upgrading to version 3.0.11 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (56359), Tenable (44648), SecurityFocus (BID 38286†), Secunia (SA37242†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-24873†). See VDB-51915, VDB-51914, VDB-51912 and VDB-51911 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best 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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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 44648
Nessus Name: CentOS 4 / 5 : firefox (CESA-2010:0112)
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OpenVAS ID: 66951
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1999-1 (xulrunner)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 3.0.11

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02/17/2010 +42 days 🔍
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02/18/2010 +1 days 🔍
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02/22/2010 +4 days 🔍
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09/02/2021 +2360 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: Bug 534082
Researcher: Martijn Wargers (Paul)
Organization: Martijn Wargers
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2010-0159 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-0159
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-51913

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X-Force: 56359
SecurityFocus: 38286 - Mozilla Firefox CVE-2010-0159 Multiple Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 37242 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
Vulnerability Center: 24873 - Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird and SeaMonkey Remote Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2010-0405

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 09/02/2021 15:12
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (68), 02/21/2017 08:14 (16), 09/02/2021 15:12 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:3DF:103

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