Mozilla Firefox up to 0.10.1 on Windows Local Image DOS Device Name denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 0.10.1 on Windows and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Local Image DOS Device Name Handler. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2004-2227. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 0.10.1 on Windows (Web Browser). This issue affects an unknown part of the component Local Image DOS Device Name Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Mozilla Firefox before 1.0 truncates long filenames in the file download dialog box, which makes it easier for remote attackers to trick users into downloading files with dangerous extensions.

The weakness was presented 11/10/2004 by Wolfgang Schwarz as Bug 69070 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.mozilla.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-2227 since 07/17/2005. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 16394 (GLSA-200501-03 : Mozilla, Firefox, Thunderbird: Various vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 1.0 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at mozilla.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (18016), Tenable (16394), SecurityFocus (BID 11644†), OSVDB (11592†) and Secunia (SA13144†). vuldb.com is providing further details. See VDB-982, VDB-985, VDB-984 and VDB-23136 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 16394
Nessus Name: GLSA-200501-03 : Mozilla, Firefox, Thunderbird: Various vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 54789
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200501-03 (Mozilla)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 1.0
Patch: mozilla.org

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: Bug 69070
Researcher: Wolfgang Schwarz
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-2227 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-2227
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-983
X-Force: 18016 - Mozilla Firefox spoof the file extension of a downloadable file, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 11644 - Mozilla Firefox Insecure Default Installation Vulnerability
Secunia: 13144 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 11592 - Mozilla Firefox for MacOS Weak Permission Privilege Escalation
Vulnerability Center: 7908 - Mozilla Firefox < 1.0 Allows Spoofing File Extension, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/11/2004 09:30
Updated: 03/10/2021 10:43
Changes: 11/11/2004 09:30 (90), 10/08/2018 15:43 (3), 03/10/2021 10:41 (7), 03/10/2021 10:43 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:C6C:103

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