Mozilla Firefox up to 1.4.4 Browser Engine memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox. It has been classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Browser Engine. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2010-3776. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in Mozilla Firefox (Web Browser). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block 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:

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 3.5.16 and 3.6.x before 3.6.13, Thunderbird before 3.0.11 and 3.1.x before 3.1.7, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.11 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.

The weakness was released 12/10/2010 by Jesse Ruderman as Bug 605307 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-3776. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/08/2024).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 51777 (CentOS 4 : firefox (CESA-2010:0966)), 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 118874 (Red Hat Update for Xulrunner Firefox (RHSA-2010:0966)).

Upgrading to version 1.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (51777), SecurityFocus (BID 45347†), SecurityTracker (ID 1024846†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-28577†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-4223, VDB-55712, VDB-55710 and VDB-55709. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

VulDB Base Score: 10.0
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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: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 51777
Nessus Name: CentOS 4 : firefox (CESA-2010:0966)
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OpenVAS ID: 68663
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2132-1 (xulrunner)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 1.5

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12/09/2010 +65 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: Bug 605307
Researcher: Jesse Ruderman
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-3776 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-3776
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-55711

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SecurityFocus: 45347 - Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey CVE-2010-3776 Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 42716
SecurityTracker: 1024846
Vulnerability Center: 28577 - Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird and SeaMonkey Remote Memory Corruption or Arbitrary Code Execution, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 23:27
Updated: 12/08/2024 19:26
Changes: 03/19/2015 23:27 (63), 03/10/2017 10:38 (9), 10/06/2021 17:32 (4), 10/06/2021 17:40 (1), 12/08/2024 19:26 (18)
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