Mozilla Firefox up to 3.6.22 numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Mozilla Firefox. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in numeric error. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-2998. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox (Web Browser). It has been classified as very critical. This affects some unknown processing. 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 underflow in Mozilla Firefox 3.6.x before 3.6.23 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via JavaScript code containing a large RegExp expression.

The weakness was published 09/30/2011 as Bug 684815 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2011-2998 since 08/01/2011. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/20/2021).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 68362 (Oracle Linux 4 : seamonkey (ELSA-2011-1344)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 119626 (Red Hat Update for Xulrunner Firefox (RHSA-2011:1341)).

Upgrading to version 3.6.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (68362), SecurityFocus (BID 49809†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-33348†). Similar entries are available at VDB-58775, VDB-58774, VDB-58771 and VDB-58770. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

VulDB Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Temp Score: 9.5
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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 68362
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 4 : seamonkey (ELSA-2011-1344)
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OpenVAS ID: 70401
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2312-1 (iceape)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 3.6.2

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08/01/2011 🔍
09/27/2011 +57 days 🔍
09/30/2011 +3 days 🔍
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10/02/2011 +2 days 🔍
07/12/2013 +649 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +619 days 🔍
11/20/2021 +2434 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: Bug 684815
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-2998 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-2998
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-58785

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SecurityFocus: 49809
Vulnerability Center: 33348 - Mozilla Firefox 3.6.0-3.6.22 Remote Integer Overflow Vulnerability via a Large RegExp Expression, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/20/2021 21:45
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (64), 04/02/2017 14:00 (8), 11/20/2021 21:45 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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