Netscape Communicator 4.5 prefs.js Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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Netscape Communicator 4.5 prefs.js Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 893
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE:
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Dec 24 1999 12:00AM
Updated: Dec 24 1999 12:00AM
Credit: Discovered by Steve Fewer, and posted to the Win2kSecAdvice mailing list on Dec. 24
Vulnerable: Netscape Communicator 4.5
- Caldera OpenLinux Desktop 2.3
- Caldera OpenLinux eBuilder 3.0
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.1
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.0
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 6.1
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 6.0
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
- Redhat Linux 6.2 sparc
- Redhat Linux 6.2 i386
- Redhat Linux 6.2 alpha
- Redhat Linux 6.1 sparc
- Redhat Linux 6.1 i386
- Redhat Linux 6.1 alpha
- Redhat Linux 6.0 sparc
- Redhat Linux 6.0 alpha
- Redhat Linux 6.0
- Redhat Linux 5.2 sparc
- Redhat Linux 5.2 i386
- Redhat Linux 5.2 alpha
- SCO eDesktop 2.4
- SCO eServer 2.3
- SuSE Linux 7.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Netscape Communicator 4.5 prefs.js Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Netscape Communicator 4.5 has an unchecked buffer, through which code can be injected for execution via the prefs.js preferences file. This could be exploited locally to run arbitrary code at the privilege level of the current user.

The buffer is overrun if a value over 80 bytes is specified in the 'network.proxy.http' field in prefs.js . The following 4 bytes are written to EBP and the 4 after that go into EIP. The next byte is pointed at by the ESP and is the beginning of the code that will be run.

Exploit / POC

Netscape Communicator 4.5 prefs.js Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

This exploit will create a prefs.js file that when loaded will cause Netscape to run c:\windows\command\app.exe .

Solution / Fix

Netscape Communicator 4.5 prefs.js Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently the SecurityFocus staff 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].

References

Netscape Communicator 4.5 prefs.js Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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