Mozilla Messenger Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	10145
Class:	Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Apr 14 2004 12:00AM
Updated:	Apr 14 2004 12:00AM
Credit:	Discovery of this vulnerability has been credited to Blu3 <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable:	Mozilla Browser 1.5 Mozilla Browser 1.4.2 Mozilla Browser 1.4.1 Mozilla Browser 1.4 b Mozilla Browser 1.4 a Mozilla Browser 1.4 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.2 amd64 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.2 Mozilla Browser 1.3.1 Mozilla Browser 1.3 Mozilla Browser 1.2.1 Mozilla Browser 1.2 Beta Mozilla Browser 1.2 Alpha Mozilla Browser 1.2 Mozilla Browser 1.1 Beta Mozilla Browser 1.1 Alpha Mozilla Browser 1.1 Mozilla Browser 1.0.2 + Redhat Advanced Workstation for the Itanium Processor 2.1 + Redhat Advanced Workstation for the Itanium Processor 2.1 + Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1 IA64 + Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1 IA64 + Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1 + Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1 + Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1 IA64 + Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1 IA64 + Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1 + Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1 + Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1 IA64 + Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1 IA64 + Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1 + Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1 + Sun Linux 5.0.7 Mozilla Browser 1.0.1 Mozilla Browser 1.0 RC2 Mozilla Browser 1.0 RC1 - FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.5 - FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.4 - FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.3 - FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.2 - FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.1.1 Mozilla Browser 1.0 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.2 ppc + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.2 + Redhat Linux 8.0 i386 + Redhat Linux 8.0 Mozilla Browser 0.9.48 Mozilla Browser 0.9.35 Mozilla Browser 0.9.9 - FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.5 - FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.4 - FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.3 - FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.2 - FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.1.1 + Redhat Linux 7.3 i386 + Redhat Linux 7.3 + Redhat Linux 7.2 i686 + Redhat Linux 7.2 i586 + Redhat Linux 7.2 i386 + Redhat Linux 7.2 Mozilla Browser 0.9.8 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.2.2 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.2.1 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.2.1 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.2 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.2 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.1 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.1 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.0.4 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.0.4 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.0 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.0 - Apple Mac OS X 10.1.2 - Apple Mac OS X 10.1.2 - Apple Mac OS X 10.1.1 - Apple Mac OS X 10.1.1 - Apple Mac OS X 10.1 - Apple Mac OS X 10.1 - Apple Mac OS X 10.1 - Apple Mac OS X 10.1 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0.4 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0.4 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0.3 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0.3 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0.2 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0.2 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0.1 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0.1 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0 - Microsoft Windows 95 - Microsoft Windows 95 - Microsoft Windows 98 - Microsoft Windows 98 - Microsoft Windows ME - Microsoft Windows ME - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP5 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP5 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP4 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP4 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP3 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP3 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP2 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP2 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP1 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP1 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 - Microsoft Windows XP 0 Mozilla Browser 0.9.7 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.2.1 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.2.1 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.2 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.2 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.1 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.1 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.0.4 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.0.4 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.0 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.0 - Apple Mac OS X 10.1.2 - Apple Mac OS X 10.1.2 - Apple Mac OS X 10.1.1 - Apple Mac OS X 10.1.1 - Apple Mac OS X 10.1 - Apple Mac OS X 10.1 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0.4 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0.4 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0.3 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0.3 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0.2 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0.2 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0.1 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0.1 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0 - Microsoft Windows 95 - Microsoft Windows 95 - Microsoft Windows 98 - Microsoft Windows 98 - Microsoft Windows ME - Microsoft Windows ME - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP5 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP5 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP4 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP4 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP3 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP3 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP2 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP2 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP1 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP1 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 - Microsoft Windows XP 0 Mozilla Browser 0.9.6 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.2 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.2 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.1 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.1 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.0 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.0 - Be BeOS 5.0 - Be BeOS 5.0 - BSDI BSD/OS 4.2 - BSDI BSD/OS 4.2 - Compaq OpenVMS 7.3 Alpha - Compaq OpenVMS 7.3 Alpha - Compaq OpenVMS 7.2 -2 Alpha - Compaq OpenVMS 7.2 -2 Alpha - Compaq OpenVMS 7.1 -2 Alpha - FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.0 - FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.0 - IBM AIX 4.3.3 - IBM AIX 4.3.3 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional - Microsoft Windows 95 - Microsoft Windows 95 - Microsoft Windows 98 - Microsoft Windows 98 - Microsoft Windows ME - Microsoft Windows ME - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP5 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP5 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP4 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP4 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP3 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP3 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP2 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP2 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP1 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP1 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 - Redhat Linux 7.0 sparc - Redhat Linux 7.0 sparc - Redhat Linux 7.0 i386 - Redhat Linux 7.0 i386 - Redhat Linux 7.0 alpha - Redhat Linux 7.0 alpha - Redhat Linux 6.0 sparc - Redhat Linux 6.0 sparc - Redhat Linux 6.0 alpha - Redhat Linux 6.0 alpha - Redhat Linux 6.0 - Redhat Linux 6.0 - SGI IRIX 6.5 - SGI IRIX 6.5 - Sun Solaris 2.8 - Sun Solaris 2.8 - Sun Solaris 2.7 - Sun Solaris 2.7 Mozilla Browser 0.9.5 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.2.1 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.2.1 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.2 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.2 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.1 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.1 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.0.4 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.0.4 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.0 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.0 - Apple Mac OS X 10.1.2 - Apple Mac OS X 10.1.2 - Apple Mac OS X 10.1.1 - Apple Mac OS X 10.1 - Apple Mac OS X 10.1 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0.4 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0.4 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0.3 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0.3 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0.2 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0.2 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0.1 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0.1 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0 - Microsoft Windows 95 - Microsoft Windows 95 - Microsoft Windows 98 - Microsoft Windows 98 - Microsoft Windows ME - Microsoft Windows ME - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP5 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP5 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP4 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP4 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP3 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP3 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP2 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP2 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP1 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP1 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 - Microsoft Windows XP 0 Mozilla Browser 0.9.4 .1 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.2.1 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.2.1 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.2 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.2 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.1 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.1 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.0.4 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.0.4 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.0 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.0 - Apple Mac OS X 10.1.2 - Apple Mac OS X 10.1.2 - Apple Mac OS X 10.1.1 - Apple Mac OS X 10.1 - Apple Mac OS X 10.1 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0.4 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0.4 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0.3 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0.3 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0.2 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0.2 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0.1 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0.1 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0 - Microsoft Windows 95 - Microsoft Windows 95 - Microsoft Windows 98 - Microsoft Windows 98 - Microsoft Windows ME - Microsoft Windows ME - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP5 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP5 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP4 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP4 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP3 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP3 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP2 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP2 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP1 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP1 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 - Microsoft Windows XP 0 Mozilla Browser 0.9.4 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.2.1 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.2.1 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.2 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.2 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.1 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.1 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.0.4 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.0.4 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.0 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.0 - Apple Mac OS X 10.1.2 - Apple Mac OS X 10.1.2 - Apple Mac OS X 10.1.1 - Apple Mac OS X 10.1.1 - Apple Mac OS X 10.1 - Apple Mac OS X 10.1 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0.4 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0.4 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0.3 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0.3 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0.2 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0.2 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0.1 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0.1 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0 - Microsoft Windows 95 - Microsoft Windows 95 - Microsoft Windows 98 - Microsoft Windows 98 - Microsoft Windows ME - Microsoft Windows ME - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP5 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP5 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP4 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP4 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP3 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP3 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP2 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP2 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP1 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP1 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 - Microsoft Windows XP 0 Mozilla Browser 0.9.3 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.2.1 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.2.1 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.2 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.2 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.1 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.1 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.0.4 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.0.4 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.0 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.0 - Apple Mac OS X 10.1.2 - Apple Mac OS X 10.1.2 - Apple Mac OS X 10.1.1 - Apple Mac OS X 10.1 - Apple Mac OS X 10.1 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0.4 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0.4 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0.3 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0.3 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0.2 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0.2 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0.1 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0.1 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0 - Microsoft Windows 95 - Microsoft Windows 95 - Microsoft Windows 98 - Microsoft Windows 98 - Microsoft Windows ME - Microsoft Windows ME - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP5 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP5 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP4 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP4 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP3 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP3 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP2 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP2 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP1 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP1 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 - Microsoft Windows XP 0 Mozilla Browser 0.9.2 .1 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.2.1 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.2.1 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.2 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.2 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.1 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.1 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.0.4 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.0.4 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.0 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.0 - Apple Mac OS X 10.1.2 - Apple Mac OS X 10.1.2 - Apple Mac OS X 10.1.1 - Apple Mac OS X 10.1 - Apple Mac OS X 10.1 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0.4 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0.4 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0.3 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0.3 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0.2 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0.2 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0.1 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0.1 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0 - Microsoft Windows 95 - Microsoft Windows 95 - Microsoft Windows 98 - Microsoft Windows 98 - Microsoft Windows ME - Microsoft Windows ME - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP5 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP5 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP4 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP4 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP3 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP3 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP2 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP2 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP1 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP1 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 - Microsoft Windows XP 0 Mozilla Browser 0.9.2 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.2.1 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.2.1 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.2 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.2 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.1 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.1 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.0.4 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.0.4 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.0 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.0 - Apple Mac OS X 10.1.2 - Apple Mac OS X 10.1.2 - Apple Mac OS X 10.1.1 - Apple Mac OS X 10.1.1 - Apple Mac OS X 10.1 - Apple Mac OS X 10.1 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0.4 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0.4 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0.3 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0.3 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0.2 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0.2 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0.1 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0.1 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0 - Apple Mac OS X 10.0 - Microsoft Windows 95 - Microsoft Windows 95 - Microsoft Windows 98 - Microsoft Windows 98 - Microsoft Windows ME - Microsoft Windows ME - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP5 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP5 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP4 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP4 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP3 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP3 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP2 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP2 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP1 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP1 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 - Microsoft Windows XP 0 Mozilla Browser 0.8 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.0 ppc + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.0 Mozilla Browser M16 Mozilla Browser M15
Not Vulnerable:

Mozilla Messenger Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Mozilla Messenger has been reported prone to a remote denial of service vulnerability. The issue is reported to present itself when a NULL is encountered in the message body of an e-mail.

It is reported that when the vulnerable software encounters a malicious e-mail as described above, the GUI will cease to respond properly.

A remote attacker may potentially exploit this condition to deny service to Mozilla Messenger users.

Mozilla Messenger Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

The following instructions have been supplied:

Method of reproduction: Edit any sample email and embed a NULL byte anywhere in the body.

Mozilla Messenger Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.

Mozilla Messenger Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

References:

• E-mails with embedded NULL bytes break messenger (Mozilla)