Mozilla Multiple URI Processing Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

BID:11170

Info

Mozilla Multiple URI Processing Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq ID: 11170
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2004-0902
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Sep 14 2004 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 12 2009 07:06AM
Credit: Discovery of this issue is credited to Georgi Guninski <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable: SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8
+ Linux kernel 2.4.21
+ Linux kernel 2.4.19
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9
SuSE Linux Desktop 1.0
SuSE Linux 8.1
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.1
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.0 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.0
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 8.2
Redhat Linux 9.0 i386
Redhat Linux 7.3 i686
Redhat Linux 7.3 i386
Redhat Linux 7.3
Redhat Fedora Core1
Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 3
Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1 IA64
Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1
Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 3
Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1 IA64
Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1
Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 3
Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1 IA64
Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1
Redhat Desktop 3.0
Redhat Advanced Workstation for the Itanium Processor 2.1 IA64
Redhat Advanced Workstation for the Itanium Processor 2.1
Mozilla Thunderbird 0.7.3
Mozilla Thunderbird 0.7.2
Mozilla Thunderbird 0.7.1
Mozilla Thunderbird 0.7
Mozilla Browser 1.7.2
Mozilla Browser 1.7.1
Mozilla Browser 1.7
Not Vulnerable: Mozilla Thunderbird 0.8
Mozilla Browser 1.7.3
+ HP HP-UX B.11.23
+ HP HP-UX B.11.22
+ HP HP-UX B.11.22
+ HP HP-UX B.11.11
+ HP HP-UX B.11.11
+ HP HP-UX B.11.11
+ HP HP-UX B.11.11
+ HP HP-UX B.11.00
+ HP HP-UX B.11.00
+ HP Tru64 5.1 B-2 PK4 (BL25)
+ HP Tru64 5.1 B-2 PK4 (BL25)
+ HP Tru64 5.1 B-2 PK4
+ HP Tru64 5.1 B-2 PK4
+ HP Tru64 5.1 B PK4
+ HP Tru64 5.1 B PK4
+ HP Tru64 5.1 A PK6 (BL24)
+ HP Tru64 5.1 A PK6 (BL24)
+ HP Tru64 5.1 A PK6
+ HP Tru64 5.1 A PK6

Discussion

Mozilla Multiple URI Processing Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

Mozilla is reportedly affected by multiple heap based buffer overflow vulnerabilities when processing URIs in emails. These issues are due to a failure of the affected application to validate user-supplied string lengths before copying them into finite process buffers.

An attacker might leverage these issues to have arbitrary code executed in the context of the user running the vulnerable application.

Exploit / POC

Mozilla Multiple URI Processing Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] &lt;mailto:[email protected]&gt;.

Solution / Fix

Mozilla Multiple URI Processing Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

Solution:
This issue has been addressed in Mozilla 1.7.3 and Thunderbird 0.8.

Conectiva has released an advisory (CLA-2004:877) to address various issues including this issue in Mozilla. This advisory contains updated Mozilla packages (1.7.3) for Conectiva Linux 9 and 10. Please see the referenced advisory for more information.

Gentoo has released an advisory (GLSA 200409-26) to address various issues in Mozilla Browsers. Please see the referenced advisory for more information. Gentoo users may carry out the following commands to update their systems.

emerge sync
emerge -pv your-version
emerge your-version

RedHat Linux has released advisory RHSA-2004:486-18 along with fixes to address this, and other issues for RedHat Enterprise Linux operating systems. Please see the referenced advisory for further information on obtaining fixes.

HP has released an advisory (SSRT4826) dealing with this issue for their Tru64 UNIX platform. Please see the referenced advisory for more information.

SuSE Linux has released advisory SUSE-SA:2004:036 along with fixes dealing with this issue. Please see the referenced advisory for more information.

MandrakeSoft has issued patches. Users are advised to see the attached advisory for more detail.

The Fedora Legacy project has released advisory FLSA-2004:2089 along with fixes to address multiple issues in RedHat Fedora Core 1, and RedHat Linux 7.3 and 9.0. Please see the referenced advisory for further information.


Mozilla Thunderbird 0.7

Mozilla Thunderbird 0.7.1

Mozilla Thunderbird 0.7.2

Mozilla Thunderbird 0.7.3

Mozilla Browser 1.7

Mozilla Browser 1.7.1

Mozilla Browser 1.7.2

References

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