Mozilla Firefox memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Mozilla Firefox. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-3650. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in Mozilla Firefox (Web Browser) (unknown version). Affected is an unknown code block. 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. CVE summarizes:

Mozilla Firefox before 3.6.24 and 4.x through 7.0 and Thunderbird before 3.1.6 and 5.0 through 7.0 do not properly handle JavaScript files that contain many functions, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file that is accessed by debugging APIs, as demonstrated by Firebug.

The weakness was published 11/09/2011 by Marc Schoenefeld as Bug 674776 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2011-3650 since 09/23/2011. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. 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 11/26/2021).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 56781 (CentOS 4 / 5 : firefox (CESA-2011:1437)), 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 119736 (Red Hat Update for Xulrunner Firefox (RHSA-2011:1437)).

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 (56781), SecurityFocus (BID 50595†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-33769†). Similar entries are available at VDB-59398 and VDB-59397. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 56781
Nessus Name: CentOS 4 / 5 : firefox (CESA-2011:1437)
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OpenVAS ID: 70555
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2341-1 (iceweasel)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: Bug 674776
Researcher: Marc Schoenefeld
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-3650 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-3650
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-59400

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SecurityFocus: 50595 - Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird CVE-2011-3650 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 33769 - Mozilla Firefox < 8.0 and Thunderbird < 8.0 JavaScript Profiling with Firebug Remote Code Execution, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/26/2021 08:49
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (60), 04/04/2017 23:31 (11), 11/26/2021 08:49 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:7B7:103

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