Multiple Mozilla products JavaScript interpreter memory corruption

mozilla-javascript-memory-corruption (24430)

Medium Risk

Description:

Multiple Mozilla products, including Firefox, Thunderbird and Mozilla Suite, could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by the failure of the JavaScript interpreter (jsinterp.c) to properly dereference objects during garbage collection. By persuading a victim to visit a malicious Web page, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to corrupt memory and possibly execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the victim's browser to crash.

Platforms Affected:

• Canonical, Ubuntu 4.10
• Canonical, Ubuntu 5.04
• Canonical, Ubuntu 5.10
• Debian, Debian Linux 3.1
• Gentoo, Linux
• MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2006 X86_64
• MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2006
• MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0
• MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0 X86_64
• Mozilla, Firefox 0.10 rc
• Mozilla, Firefox 0.10
• Mozilla, Firefox 0.10.1
• Mozilla, Firefox 0.7
• Mozilla, Firefox 0.8
• Mozilla, Firefox 0.9 rc
• Mozilla, Firefox 0.9
• Mozilla, Firefox 0.9.1
• Mozilla, Firefox 0.9.2
• Mozilla, Firefox 0.9.3
• Mozilla, Firefox 1.0
• Mozilla, Firefox 1.0 rc1
• Mozilla, Firefox 1.0 rc2
• Mozilla, Firefox 1.0.1
• Mozilla, Firefox 1.0.2
• Mozilla, Firefox 1.0.3
• Mozilla, Firefox 1.0.4
• Mozilla, Firefox 1.0.5
• Mozilla, Firefox 1.0.6
• Mozilla, Firefox 1.0.7
• Mozilla, Firefox 1.0.8
• Mozilla, Firefox 1.5 Beta1
• Mozilla, Firefox 1.5
• Mozilla, Mozilla 1.4 Beta
• Mozilla, Mozilla 1.4
• Mozilla, Mozilla 1.4 Alpha
• Mozilla, Mozilla 1.4.1
• Mozilla, Mozilla 1.4.2
• Mozilla, Mozilla 1.4.4
• Mozilla, Mozilla 1.5 Alpha
• Mozilla, Mozilla 1.5 rc1
• Mozilla, Mozilla 1.5 rc2
• Mozilla, Mozilla 1.5
• RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 ES
• RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 AS
• RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 WS
• RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 WS
• RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 AS
• RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 Desktop
• RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 ES
• RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 WS
• RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 AS
• RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 Desktop
• RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 ES
• RedHat, Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 Itanium
• SuSE, SuSE Linux 10.0
• SuSE, SuSE Linux 9.1
• SuSE, SuSE Linux 9.2
• SuSE, SuSE Linux 9.3

Remedy:

For Firefox:
Upgrade to the latest version of Firefox (1.5.0.1 or later), as listed in Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2006-01. See References.

For Mozilla Suite:
Upgrade to the latest version of SeaMonkey (1.0 or later), which is the replacement for Mozilla Suite, as listed in Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2006-01. See References.

For Thunderbird:
User's should disable JavaScript until an upgrade is available.

For Red Hat Linux (Mozilla):
Refer to RHSA-2006:0199-10 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For Red Hat Linux (Firefox):
Refer to RHSA-2006:0200-8 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For Debian GNU/Linux (Mozilla):
Refer to DSA-1046-1 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For Debian GNU/Linux (Firefox):
Refer to DSA-1044-1 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For Debian GNU/Linux (Thunderbird):
Refer to DSA-1051-1 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For Gentoo Linux (Thunderbird):
Refer to Gentoo Linux Security Announcement GLSA 2006-05-09 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For Gentoo Linux (Firefox):
Refer to Gentoo Linux Security Announcement GLSA 2006-04-12 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For Gentoo Linux (Mozilla):
Refer to Gentoo Linux Security Announcement GLSA 2006-04-18 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For Ubuntu Linux:
Refer to USN-271-1 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For Sun Solaris 10:
Apply the appropriate patch for your system, as listed in Sun Alert ID: 102550. See References.

For SUSE Linux:
Refer to SUSE Security Announcement SUSE-SA:2006:022 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.

Consequences:

Gain Access

References:

• MFSA 2006-01, JavaScript garbage-collection hazards at http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2006-01.html.
• Mozilla Web site, The SeaMonkey Project at http://www.mozilla.org/projects/seamonkey/.
• Mozilla Web site, Mozilla Products at http://www.mozilla.org/products/.
• mozilla.org Bugzilla Bug 316885, CVE-2006-0292 Unrooted access in jsinterp.c at https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=316885.
• mozilla.org Bugzilla Bug 322045, CVE-2006-0293 GC hazard during function allocation. at https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=322045.
• Sun Alert ID: 102550, Multiple Security Vulnerabilites in Mozilla 1.4 and 1.7 for Solaris and for Sun JDS for Linux at http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102550-1.
• ASA-2006-045: Mozilla and Firefox security updates (RHSA-2006-0199 RHSA-2006-0200)
• ASA-2006-085: Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird security update (RHSA-2006-0328 RHSA-2006-0329 RHSA-2006-330)
• ASA-2007-135: HP-UX Running Thunderbird Remote Unauthorized Access or Elevation of Privileges or Denial of Service (HPSBUX02156)
• BID-16476: Multiple Mozilla Products Memory Corruption/Code Injection/Access Restriction Bypass Vulnerabilities
• CVE-2006-0292: The Javascript interpreter (jsinterp.c) in Mozilla and Firefox before 1.5.1 does not properly dereference objects, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via unknown attack vectors related to garbage collection.
• DSA-1044: mozilla-firefox -- several vulnerabilities
• DSA-1046: mozilla -- several vulnerabilities
• DSA-1051: mozilla-thunderbird -- several vulnerabilities
• FrSIRT/ADV-2006-0413: Mozilla Products Multiple Memory Corruption and Security Bypass Issues
• FrSIRT/ADV-2006-3391: Sun Security Update Fixes Mozilla Browser Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
• FrSIRT/ADV-2006-3749: HP-UX Security Update Fixes Mozilla Thunderbird Code Execution Vulnerabilities
• GLSA-200604-12: Mozilla Firefox: Multiple vulnerabilities
• GLSA-200604-18: Mozilla Suite: Multiple vulnerabilities
• GLSA-200605-09: Mozilla Thunderbird: Multiple vulnerabilities
• MDKSA-2006:036: Updated mozilla packages to address DoS vulnerability
• MDKSA-2006:037: Updated mozilla-firefox packages to address DoS vulnerability
• MDKSA-2006:078: Updated mozilla-thunderbird packages fix numerous vulnerabilities
• RHSA-2006-0199: mozilla security update
• RHSA-2006-0200: firefox security update
• RHSA-2006-0330: thunderbird security update
• SA18700: Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities
• SA18703: Mozilla Suite Multiple Vulnerabilities
• SA18704: Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities
• SECTRACK ID: 1015570: Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
• SUSE-SA:2006:022: MozillaThunderbird various problems
• USN-271-1: Firefox vulnerabilities
• USN-275-1: Mozilla vulnerabilities
• USN-276-1: Thunderbird vulnerabilities

Reported:

Feb 01, 2006

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