Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird up to 1.5.0.6 JavaScript Engine memory corruption

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Summary
A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird up to 1.5.0.6 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component JavaScript Engine. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2006-4571. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird up to 1.5.0.6 (Web Browser). Affected is an unknown code of the component JavaScript Engine. 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:
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Firefox before 1.5.0.7, Thunderbird before 1.5.0.7, and SeaMonkey before 1.0.5 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash), corrupt memory, and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, some of which involve JavaScript, and possibly large images or plugin data.
The weakness was disclosed 09/14/2006 by Igor Bukanov (shutdown) with Martijn Wargers as Bug 346968 as confirmed changelog entry (Website). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.mozilla.org. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-4571 since 09/06/2006. The exploitability is told to be easy. 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.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22424 (CentOS 4 : firefox (CESA-2006:0675)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 156230 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for Firefox (ELSA-2006:0733,ELSA-2006:0675,ELSA-2006:0610)).
Upgrading to version 1.5.0.7 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (22424), SecurityFocus (BID 20042†), OSVDB (95340†), Secunia (SA21906†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1016846†). The entries VDB-2544, VDB-2547, VDB-2543 and VDB-2548 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.mozilla.org/
- Product: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.0
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 22424
Nessus Name: CentOS 4 : firefox (CESA-2006:0675)
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OpenVAS ID: 57485
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1191-1 (mozilla-thunderbird)
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Firefox/Thunderbird 1.5.0.7
Timeline
09/06/2006 🔍09/14/2006 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgProduct: mozilla.org
Advisory: Bug 346968
Researcher: Igor Bukanov (shutdown)
Organization: Martijn Wargers
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-4571 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-4571
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-9552
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SecurityFocus: 20042 - Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/Seamonkey Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 21906 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 95340
SecurityTracker: 1016846
Vupen: ADV-2006-3617
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Entry
Created: 07/18/2013 12:29Updated: 05/07/2018 09:10
Changes: 07/18/2013 12:29 (80), 05/07/2018 09:10 (7)
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