Bug 149898 – CAN-2005-0255 Memory overwrite in string library

Bug 149898 - CAN-2005-0255 Memory overwrite in string library

Summary:	CAN-2005-0255 Memory overwrite in string library

Status:	CLOSED ERRATA

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Product:	Fedora
Classification:	Fedora
Component:	mozilla (Show other bugs)
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Version:	3
Hardware:	All Linux

Priority	medium Severity urgent
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Assigned To:	Christopher Aillon
QA Contact:	Ben Levenson
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Whiteboard:	public=20050228,impact=critical
Keywords:	Security

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Reported:	2005-02-28 12:49 EST by Josh Bressers
Modified:	2007-11-30 17:11 EST (History)
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Last Closed:	2005-04-28 16:35:01 EDT
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Description Josh Bressers 2005-02-28 12:49:49 EST

+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #149876 +++

Daniel de Wildt discovered a memory handling flaw in Mozilla string classes that
could overwrite memory at a fixed location if reallocation fails during string
growth. This could theoretically lead to arbitrary code execution.

http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=200&type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=true

Comment 1 Josh Bressers 2005-02-28 12:50:23 EST

This issue should also affect FC2.

Comment 2 Christopher Aillon 2005-04-28 16:35:01 EDT

Fixed in latest mozilla release version.

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