Mozilla Firefox up to 3.6.6 Browser Engine record_JSOP_BINDNAME memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Mozilla Firefox 3.6.1/3.6.2/3.6.3/3.6.4/3.6.6. The impacted element is the function TraceRecorder::record_JSOP_BINDNAME of the component Browser Engine. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2010-1212. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability has been found in Mozilla Firefox 3.6.1/3.6.2/3.6.3/3.6.4/3.6.6 (Web Browser) and classified as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function TraceRecorder::record_JSOP_BINDNAME 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:

js/src/jstracer.cpp in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox 3.6.x before 3.6.7 and Thunderbird 3.1.x before 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to (1) propagation of deep aborts in the TraceRecorder::record_JSOP_BINDNAME function, (2) depth handling in the TraceRecorder::record_JSOP_GETELEM function, and (3) tracing of out-of-range arguments in the TraceRecorder::record_JSOP_ARGSUB function.

The weakness was presented 07/30/2010 by Johnny Stenback as Bug 568855 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-1212. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/21/2021).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 48342 (CentOS 3 : seamonkey (CESA-2010:0546)), 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 118862 (Red Hat Update for Xulrunner Firefox (RHSA-2010:0547)).

Upgrading to version 3.6.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (48342), SecurityFocus (BID 41865†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-26508†). See VDB-4312, VDB-4400, VDB-51881 and VDB-53816 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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Nessus ID: 48342
Nessus Name: CentOS 3 : seamonkey (CESA-2010:0546)
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OpenVAS ID: 67871
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: firefox
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 3.6.4

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07/20/2010 +112 days 🔍
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03/19/2015 +1693 days 🔍
09/21/2021 +2378 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: Bug 568855
Researcher: Johnny Stenback
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2010-1212 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-1212
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-54193

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SecurityFocus: 41865 - Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey CVE-2010-1212 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 26508 - Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability (1), Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 14:37
Updated: 09/21/2021 10:05
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (65), 03/01/2017 10:02 (9), 09/21/2021 10:02 (3), 09/21/2021 10:05 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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