Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey .properties file information disclosure

firefox-propertiesfile-info-disclosure (50656) The risk level is classified as LowLow Risk

Description:

Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the improper handling of an invalid encoded .properties file for an add-on. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to read uninitialized memory and obtain sensitive information.

*CVSS:

Base Score: 5
  Access Vector: Network
  Access Complexity: Low
  Authentication: None
  Confidentiality Impact: Partial
  Integrity Impact: None
  Availability Impact: None
 
Temporal Score: 3.7
  Exploitability: Unproven
  Remediation Level: Official-Fix
  Report Confidence: Confirmed

Consequences:

Obtain Information

Remedy:

Refer to MFSA 2008-29 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.

For other distributions:
Apply the appropriate update for your system. See References.

References:

  • MFSA 2008-29: Faulty .properties file results in uninitialized memory being used.
  • NORTEL BULLETIN ID: 2009009505, Rev 1: Nortel Response to Sun Alert 256408 - Solaris 10 - Vulnerabilities in Firefox May Allow Execution of Arbitrary Code.
  • Sun Alert ID: 256408: Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in Firefox Versions Before 2.0.0.19 May Allow Execution of Arbitrary Code or Access to Unauthorized Data.
  • ASA-2009-158: Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in Firefox Versions Before 2.0.0.19 May Allow Execution of Arbitrary Code or Access to unauthorized Data (Sun 256408)
  • BID-30038: Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.14 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
  • CVE-2008-2807: Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.15 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.10 do not properly handle an invalid .properties file for an add-on, which allows remote attackers to read uninitialized memory, as demonstrated by use of ISO 8859 encoding instead of UTF-8 encoding in a French .properties file.
  • MDVSA-2008:136: Updated Firefox packages fix vulnerabilities
  • MDVSA-2008:155: Updated Thunderbird packages fix multiple vulnerabilities
  • MDVSA-2008:155-1: Updated Thunderbird packages fix multiple vulnerabilities
  • SA30911: Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • SA34501: Sun Solaris Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • SECTRACK ID: 1020419: Mozilla Firefox 2.0 Has Multiple Bugs That Permit Remote Code Execution, Certificate Spoofing, Cross-Site Scripting, and Other Impacts
  • USN-619-1: Firefox vulnerabilities
  • USN-629-1: Thunderbird vulnerabilities
  • VUPEN/ADV-2008-1993: Mozilla Products Remote Code Execution and Security Bypass Issues
  • VUPEN/ADV-2009-0977: Sun Solaris Security Update Fixes Firefox Code Execution Vulnerabilities

Platforms Affected:

  • Canonical Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
  • Canonical Ubuntu 7.04
  • Canonical Ubuntu 7.10
  • Canonical Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
  • Mozilla Firefox 2.0
  • Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.1
  • Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.10
  • Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.11
  • Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.12
  • Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.13
  • Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.14
  • Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.2
  • Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.3
  • Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.4
  • Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.5
  • Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.6
  • Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.7
  • Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.8
  • Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.9
  • Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1
  • Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.2
  • Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.3
  • Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.4
  • Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.5
  • Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.6
  • Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.7
  • Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.8
  • Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.9

Reported:

Jul 01, 2008

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