Mozilla Firefox Mac OS X GIF Rendering Memory Corruption Vulnerability

BID:30266

Info

Mozilla Firefox Mac OS X GIF Rendering Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 30266
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2008-2934
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jul 16 2008 12:00AM
Updated: May 15 2009 11:46PM
Credit: Drew Yao
Vulnerable: Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS lpia
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS amd64
Sun Solaris 10.0_x86
Sun Solaris 10.0
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_94
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_93
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_92
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_91
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_90
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_89
Nortel Networks Self-Service Peri Workstation 0
Nortel Networks Self-Service Peri Application 0
Nortel Networks Self-Service MPS 1000 0
Nortel Networks Self-Service - CCSS7 0
Mozilla Firefox 3.0
Avaya Interactive Response 4.0
Not Vulnerable: Mozilla Firefox 3.0.1

Discussion

Mozilla Firefox Mac OS X GIF Rendering Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Mozilla Firefox for Mac OS X is prone to a memory-corruption vulnerability.

An attacker may exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code within the context of the affected application. Failed exploit attempts will likely crash the application.

This issue affects Firefox 3.0.

Exploit / POC

Mozilla Firefox Mac OS X GIF Rendering Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any working exploits. 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 Mac OS X GIF Rendering Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Solution:
Mozilla has released an advisory and updates to address this issue. Please see the references for more information.

References

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