Mozilla Foundation Products XPCOM Memory Corruption Vulnerability

BID:19197

CVE-2006-3113 |

Info

Mozilla Foundation Products XPCOM Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 19197
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2006-3113
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jul 26 2006 12:00AM
Updated: Sep 05 2007 05:12PM
Credit: Carsten Eiram of Secunia Research has been credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable: Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.10 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.10 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.10 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.10 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.0 4 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.0 4 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.0 4 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS amd64
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise SDK 10
Slackware Linux 10.2
Slackware Linux -current
S.u.S.E. Novell Linux Desktop 9.0
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 10.0 OSS
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 10.0
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.3 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.3
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.2 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.2
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 10.1
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.3 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.3
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.2 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.2
rPath rPath Linux 1
Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 4
Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 3
Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1 IA64
Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1
Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 4
Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 3
Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1 IA64
Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1
Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 4
Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 3
Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1 IA64
Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1
Redhat Desktop 4.0
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 1.5 beta 2
Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5
Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.8
Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.7
Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.6
Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.5
Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.2
Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0
Mozilla Thunderbird 0.9
Mozilla Thunderbird 0.8
Mozilla Thunderbird 0.7.3
Mozilla Thunderbird 0.7.2
Mozilla Thunderbird 0.7.1
Mozilla Thunderbird 0.7
Mozilla Thunderbird 0.6
Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.4
Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.2
Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.1
Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.0.2
Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.0.1
Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.0 dev
Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.0
Mozilla Firefox 1.5 beta 2
Mozilla Firefox 1.5 beta 1
Mozilla Firefox 1.5
Mozilla Firefox 1.0.8
Mozilla Firefox 1.0.7
Mozilla Firefox 1.0.6
Mozilla Firefox 1.0.5
Mozilla Firefox 1.0.5
Mozilla Firefox 1.0.4
Mozilla Firefox 1.0.3
+ Gentoo Linux
Mozilla Firefox 1.0.2
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.2 x86_64
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.2
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.2
+ Redhat Desktop 4.0
+ Redhat Desktop 4.0
+ Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 4
+ Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 4
+ Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 4
+ Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 4
+ Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 4
+ Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 4
Mozilla Firefox 1.0.1
+ Redhat Fedora Core3
Mozilla Firefox 1.0
+ Gentoo Linux
+ Gentoo Linux
+ S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.2 x86_64
+ S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.2 x86_64
+ S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.2
+ S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.2
+ S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.1 x86_64
+ S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.1 x86_64
+ S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.1
+ 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 x86_64
+ S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.0
+ S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.0
+ Slackware Linux 10.1
+ Slackware Linux 10.0
+ Slackware Linux 10.0
+ Slackware Linux 9.1
+ Slackware Linux 9.1
+ Slackware Linux -current
+ Slackware Linux -current
Mozilla Firefox 0.10.1
Mozilla Firefox 0.10
Mozilla Firefox 0.9.3
Mozilla Firefox 0.9.2
Mozilla Firefox 0.9.1
Mozilla Firefox 0.9 rc
Mozilla Firefox 0.9
Mozilla Firefox 0.8
Mozilla Firefox Preview Release
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.4
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.3
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.2
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.2
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.1
Mozilla Enigmail 0.94
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2006.0 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2006.0
HP HP-UX B.11.31
HP HP-UX B.11.23
HP HP-UX B.11.11
Gentoo Linux
Not Vulnerable: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.5
Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.0.3
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.5

Discussion

Mozilla Foundation Products XPCOM Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Various Mozilla Foundation products are prone to a memory-corruption vulnerability.

This issue occurs because the applications fail to handle simultaneous XPCOM events that would cause the deletion of the timer object.

An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code.

This issue was previously discussed in BID 19181 (Mozilla Multiple Products Remote Vulnerabilities). It has been assigned a separate BID because new information has become available.

Exploit / POC

Mozilla Foundation Products XPCOM Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Attackers can exploit this issue via a web client.

Solution / Fix

Mozilla Foundation Products XPCOM Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Solution:
New versions of Firefox, SeaMonkey, Camino, and Thunderbird are available to address this issue. Most Mozilla applications have self-updating features that may be used to download and install fixes.

Please see the referenced advisories for information on obtaining and applying fixes.


Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.3

Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.2

Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.1

Mozilla Enigmail 0.94

Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.4

Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.2

Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.1

HP HP-UX B.11.23

Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.0 dev

HP HP-UX B.11.11

Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.0

Mozilla Firefox 0.10

Mozilla Thunderbird 0.7

Mozilla Thunderbird 0.7.2

Mozilla Thunderbird 0.7.3

Mozilla Firefox 0.8

Mozilla Thunderbird 0.8

Mozilla Firefox 0.9

Mozilla Thunderbird 0.9

Mozilla Firefox 0.9.1

Mozilla Firefox 0.9.2

Mozilla Firefox 0.9.3

Mozilla Firefox 1.0

Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0

Mozilla Firefox 1.0.1

Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.1

Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.0.1

Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.0.2

Mozilla Firefox 1.0.2

Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.2

Mozilla Firefox 1.0.3

Mozilla Firefox 1.0.4

Mozilla Firefox 1.0.5

Mozilla Firefox 1.0.5

Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.5

Mozilla Firefox 1.0.6

Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.6

Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.7

Mozilla Firefox 1.0.7

Mozilla Firefox 1.0.8

Mozilla Firefox 1.5

Mozilla Firefox 1.5 beta 2

Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5

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