Mozilla Firefox up to 3.6.3 SetTextInternal numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 3.6.3. It has been rated as critical. This affects the function nsGenericDOMDataNode::SetTextInternal. Performing a manipulation results in numeric error. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2010-1196. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 3.6.3 (Web Browser). It has been classified as critical. This affects the function nsGenericDOMDataNode::SetTextInternal. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-189. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Integer overflow in the nsGenericDOMDataNode::SetTextInternal function in Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x before 3.5.10 and 3.6.x before 3.6.4, Thunderbird before 3.0.5, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a DOM node with a long text value that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

The weakness was released 06/24/2010 as Bug 534666 as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2010-1196 since 03/30/2010. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. 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 47788 (CentOS 3 / 4 : seamonkey (CESA-2010:0499)), 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 118158 (Red Hat Update for Xulrunner Firefox (RHSA-2010:0500, RHSA-2010:0501)).

Upgrading to version 1.0.9 eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 9910.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (59665), Tenable (47788), SecurityFocus (BID 41087†), Secunia (SA40323†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1024138†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-4093, VDB-45961, VDB-53788 and VDB-53787. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 47788
Nessus Name: CentOS 3 / 4 : seamonkey (CESA-2010:0499)
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OpenVAS ID: 67636
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2064-1 (xulrunner)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 1.0.9
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06/22/2010 +84 days 🔍
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09/18/2021 +2375 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: Bug 534666
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-1196 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-1196
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-53781

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X-Force: 59665
SecurityFocus: 41087
Secunia: 40323 - Mozilla Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
SecurityTracker: 1024138 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Access Keystrokes, and Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
Vulnerability Center: 26126 - Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird and SeaMonkey Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2010-1551

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 09/18/2021 14:44
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (68), 02/28/2017 07:54 (15), 09/18/2021 14:44 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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