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Firefox1.5.0.1.txt

Firefox1.5.0.1.txt
Posted Apr 19, 2006
Authored by Thomas Waldegger | Site buha.info

It is possible to crash Mozilla Firefox versions less than or equal to 1.5.0.1 with specially crafted html.

tags | advisory
SHA-256 | 9b66ed0425305ba1de35c949f74d69123bc46eaf20310462e684a9616b6f430a

Firefox1.5.0.1.txt

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| BuHa Security-Advisory #9 | Apr 12th, 2006 |
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| Vendor | Mozilla Firefox |
| URL | http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/ |
| Version | <= 1.5.0.1 |
| Risk | Low (DoS - Null Pointer Dereference) |
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o Description:
=============

The award-winning Web browser is better than ever. Browse the Web
with confidence - Firefox protects you from viruses, spyware and
pop-ups. Enjoy improvements to performance, ease of use and privacy.

Visit http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/ for detailed information.

o Denial of Service:
===================

Following HTML source forces Firefox <= 1.5.0.1 to crash:
> <legend>
> <kbd>
> <object>
> <h4>
> </object>
> </kbd>

Online-demo:
http://morph3us.org/security/pen-testing/firefox/firefox1501-nsBlockFrame.html

The access violation results in a non-exploitable Null Pointer Dereference.

o Disclosure Timeline:
=====================

01 Oct 05 - DoS vulnerability discovered.
15 Dec 05 - Vendor contacted.
15 Dec 05 - Vendor confirmed vulnerability.
02 Feb 06 - Fixed on 1.x branches.
12 Apr 06 - Public release.

o Solution:
==========

The upcoming versions of Firefox (1.0.8 and 1.5.0.2) will address this
issue.

o Credits:
=========

Thomas Waldegger <bugtraq@morph3us.org>
BuHa-Security Community - http://buha.info/board/

If you have questions, suggestions or criticism about the advisory feel
free to send me a mail. The address 'bugtraq@morph3us.org' is more a
spam address than a regular mail address therefore it's possible that
some mails get ignored. Please use the contact details at
http://morph3us.org/ to contact me.

Greets fly out to cyrus-tc, destructor, nait, rhy, trappy and all
members of BuHa.

Advisory online:
http://morph3us.org/advisories/20060412-firefox-1501.txt

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