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Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2005-18

Title: Memory overwrite in string library
Severity: High
Risk: Low
Reporter: Daniel de Wildt
Products: Firefox, Thunderbird, Mozilla Suite

Fixed in: Firefox 1.0.1
  Thunderbird 1.0.2
  Mozilla Suite 1.7.6

Description

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. Creating the exact conditions for exploitation--including running out of memory at just the right moment--is unlikely.

This flaw was independently discovered by Gaël Delalleau and reported by iDEFENSE

Workaround

Upgrade to a fixed version

References