Mozilla Firefox prior 1.0.9 LD_LIBRARY_PATH memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Mozilla Firefox. Impacted is an unknown function in the library LD_LIBRARY_PATH. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2010-3182. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox (Web Browser). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown functionality in the library LD_LIBRARY_PATH. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A certain application-launch script in Mozilla Firefox before 3.5.14 and 3.6.x before 3.6.11, Thunderbird before 3.0.9 and 3.1.x before 3.1.5, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.9 on Linux places a zero-length directory name in the LD_LIBRARY_PATH, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse shared library in the current working directory.

The weakness was presented 10/21/2010 as Bug 590753 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2010-3182. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 50791 (CentOS 4 / 5 : thunderbird (CESA-2010:0780)), 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 119073 (Red Hat Update for Xulrunner Firefox (RHSA-2010:0861)).

Upgrading to version 1.0.9 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (50791), SecurityFocus (BID 44251†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-27808†). See VDB-4218, VDB-55204, VDB-55201 and VDB-55200 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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

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Nessus ID: 50791
Nessus Name: CentOS 4 / 5 : thunderbird (CESA-2010:0780)
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OpenVAS ID: 68512
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: firefox
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 1.0.9

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: Bug 590753
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2010-3182 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-3182
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-55203

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SecurityFocus: 44251 - Mozilla Firefox SeaMonkey and Thunderbird 'LD_LIBRARY_PATH' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 42867
Vulnerability Center: 27808 - Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird and SeaMonkey on Linux Local Privilege Escalation via a Crafted DLL, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 14:37
Updated: 09/27/2021 23:59
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (63), 03/08/2017 15:23 (8), 09/27/2021 23:47 (5), 09/27/2021 23:59 (1)
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