Mozilla Firefox/SeaMonkey JavaScript Garbage Collector Memory Corruption Vulnerability

BID:28818

Info

Mozilla Firefox/SeaMonkey JavaScript Garbage Collector Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 28818
Class: Unknown
CVE: CVE-2008-1380
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Apr 16 2008 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 16 2015 06:15PM
Credit: Mozilla Foundation
Vulnerable: Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.10 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.10 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.10 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.10 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.04 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.04 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.04 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.04 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.10 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.10 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.10 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.10 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
Turbolinux wizpy 0
Turbolinux Turbolinux Server 11 x64
Turbolinux Turbolinux Server 11
Turbolinux FUJI 0
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
SuSE openSUSE 10.3
Sun Solaris 10_x86
Sun Solaris 10_sparc
Slackware Linux 10.2
Slackware Linux 12.0
Slackware Linux 11.0
Slackware Linux -current
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 10.2
S.u.S.E. Linux 10.1 x86-64
S.u.S.E. Linux 10.1 x86
S.u.S.E. Linux 10.1 ppc
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 4
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 3
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1
RedHat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Application 5 server
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 4
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 3
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1
RedHat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation 5 client
RedHat Desktop 4.0
RedHat Desktop 3.0
RedHat Advanced Workstation for the Itanium Processor 2.1
Red Hat Fedora 7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 client
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server
Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.9
Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.13
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.1 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.1
Gentoo Linux
Foresight Linux Foresight Linux 1.1
Debian Xulrunner 0
Debian Linux 4.0 sparc
Debian Linux 4.0 s/390
Debian Linux 4.0 powerpc
Debian Linux 4.0 mipsel
Debian Linux 4.0 mips
Debian Linux 4.0 m68k
Debian Linux 4.0 ia-64
Debian Linux 4.0 ia-32
Debian Linux 4.0 hppa
Debian Linux 4.0 arm
Debian Linux 4.0 amd64
Debian Linux 4.0 alpha
Debian Linux 4.0
Debian Iceape 1.1.9
Debian Iceape 1.1.1
Debian Iceape 1.0.13
Debian Iceape 1.0.11
Debian Iceape 1.0.10
Avaya Messaging Storage Server MM3.0
Avaya Messaging Storage Server 3.1
Avaya Messaging Storage Server 2.0
Avaya Messaging Storage Server 1.0
Avaya Messaging Storage Server
Avaya Message Networking MN 3.1
Avaya Message Networking 3.1
Avaya Message Networking
Avaya Intuity AUDIX LX 2.0
Avaya Intuity AUDIX
Not Vulnerable: Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0 .14
Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.10
Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.14

Discussion

Mozilla Firefox/SeaMonkey JavaScript Garbage Collector Memory Corruption Vulnerability

The Mozilla Foundation has released a security advisory disclosing a memory-corruption vulnerability that affects Mozilla Firefox, SeaMonkey, and potentially Thunderbird.

The vulnerability stems from an unspecified error in the JavaScript garbage collector.

Attackers may exploit this issue to crash a vulnerable application or potentially execute arbitrary code in the context of the application.

The issue affects Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.13 and Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.9. Note that Mozilla Thunderbird shares the browser engine with Firefox and may also be vulnerable when JavaScript is enabled in emails.

Exploit / POC

Mozilla Firefox/SeaMonkey JavaScript Garbage Collector Memory Corruption Vulnerability

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

Solution / Fix

Mozilla Firefox/SeaMonkey JavaScript Garbage Collector Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released an advisory and updates. Please see the references for more information.


Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.13

Debian Linux 4.0 amd64

Debian Linux 4.0 ia-32

Debian Linux 4.0 hppa

Debian Linux 4.0 mipsel

Debian Linux 4.0 ia-64

Debian Linux 4.0 mips

Debian Linux 4.0 arm

Debian Linux 4.0 powerpc

Debian Linux 4.0 m68k

Debian Linux 4.0 sparc

Debian Linux 4.0 s/390

Debian Linux 4.0 alpha

Debian Linux 4.0

References

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