2009-2464 | Mozilla Firefox CheckIsSeparator resource management (BID-35758 / XFDB-51897)

By Max On Aug 12, 2021

CVSS Meta Temp Score	Current Exploit Price (≈)	CTI Interest Score
9.0	$0-$5k	0.56

A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 2.0.0.18 (Web Browser). This affects the function nsXULTemplateQueryProcessorRDF::CheckIsSeparator. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 07/22/2009 by Peter Van der Beken (moz_bug_r_a4) with Martijn Wargers (Website). The advisory is shared at vupen.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-2464 since 07/15/2009. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/12/2021).

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 43769 (CentOS 5 : firefox (CESA-2009:1162)), 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 116528 (Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities (MFSA 2009-34, MFSA 2009-35, MFSA 2009-36, MFSA 2009-37, MFSA 2009-39, MFSA 2009-40)).

Upgrading to version 2.0.0.19 eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 8756.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 35758), X-Force (51897), Secunia (SA35914), Vulnerability Center (SBV-22948) and Tenable (43769). See 48108, 49258, 49120 and 49119 for similar entries.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.0

VulDB Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Temp Score: 9.0
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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-399
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 43769
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 : firefox (CESA-2009:1162)
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OpenVAS ID: 64479
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1840-1 (xulrunner)
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Active APT Groups: 🔍Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 2.0.0.19
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07/15/2009 🔍
07/21/2009 +6 days 🔍
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03/18/2015 +2065 days 🔍
08/12/2021 +2339 days 🔍Vendor: https://www.mozilla.org/
Product: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/

Advisory: vupen.com
Researcher: Peter Van der Beken (moz_bug_r_a4)
Organization: Martijn Wargers
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-2464 (🔍)
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SecurityFocus: 35758 – RETIRED: Mozilla Firefox MFSA 2009-34, -35, -36, -37, -39, -40 Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 35914 – Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
X-Force: 51897
Vulnerability Center: 22948 – Mozilla Firefox 3.0-3.0.11, Thunderbird 1.5-2.0.19 Crash with Multiple RDFs in XUL Tree, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-1972