2009-3372 | Mozilla Firefox memory corruption (MFSA2009-55 / BID-36855)

By Max On Aug 24, 2021

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A vulnerability has been found in Mozilla Firefox 3.0.1 up to 3.0.1 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 10/29/2009 by regenrecht with iDEFENSE as MFSA2009-55 as not defined advisory (Website). The advisory is available at mozilla.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-3372 since 09/24/2009. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 42307 (SeaMonkey Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 119087 (Red Hat Update for Xulrunner Firefox (RHSA-2009:1530)).

Upgrading to version 1.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Vulnerability Center (SBV-23890) and Tenable (42307). See 50647, 50645, 50642 and 50641 for similar entries.

Type

Web Browser

Vendor

Mozilla

Name

Firefox

VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.6

VulDB Base Score: 9.6
VulDB Temp Score: 8.6
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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 42307
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OpenVAS ID: 66146
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1922-1 (xulrunner)
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Upgrade: Firefox 1.1

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08/24/2021 +2351 days 🔍Vendor: https://www.mozilla.org/
Product: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/