Mozilla Firefox 4.0/4.0.1/5.0/6.0 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Mozilla Firefox 4.0/4.0.1/5.0/6.0. The impacted element is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2011-3005. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in Mozilla Firefox 4.0/4.0.1/5.0/6.0 (Web Browser). This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality. 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. CVE summarizes:

Use-after-free vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 6, Thunderbird before 7.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted OGG headers in a .ogg file.

The weakness was published 09/28/2011 as Bug 675747 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2011-3005 since 08/01/2011. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $25k-$100k (estimation calculated on 11/20/2021).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 56323 (FreeBSD : Mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (1fade8a3-e9e8-11e0-9580-4061862b8c22)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 119622 (Mozilla Firefox, SeaMonkey, Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities (MFSA-2011-36 through MFSA-2011-45)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (56323), SecurityFocus (BID 49808†), Secunia (SA46315†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-33347†). Similar entries are available at VDB-58781, VDB-58778, VDB-58777 and VDB-58776. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 56323
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : Mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (1fade8a3-e9e8-11e0-9580-4061862b8c22)
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OpenVAS ID: 70413
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: firefox
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: Bug 675747
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-3005 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-3005
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-58780

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SecurityFocus: 49808
Secunia: 46315 - SUSE update for MozillaThunderbird, Highly Critical
Vulnerability Center: 33347 - Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey Remote DoS or Code Execution via Crafted OGG Headers, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/20/2021 20:46
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (62), 04/02/2017 13:59 (10), 11/20/2021 20:46 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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