Firefox 3.0.5 compilation success, but launching app, buffer overflow falls out

[seenxu]

Hello Everyone,

I had just tried to compile firefox 3.0.5 both from stable source
tarball and the source out of cvs.
the compilation success, but when running firefox, always buffer
overflow.

compilation procedure like the following:
* prepare a very basic .mozconfig [1]
* make -f client.mk build
* compile success
* run compiled firefox in the following dir, obj-@CONFIG_GUESS@/dist/
bin/firefox
* buffer overflow, output pls check [2]

any ideas how to fix this?

system spec:
* ubuntu 8.10 amd64
* gcc version 4.3.2 (Ubuntu 4.3.2-1ubuntu12)

[1] .mozconfig

mk_add_options MOZ_CO_PROJECT=browser
mk_add_options MOZ_OBJDIR=@TOPSRCDIR@/obj-@CONFIG_GUESS@
ac_add_options --enable-application=browser

[2] buffer overflow output

$ ./obj-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/dist/bin/firefox
*** buffer overflow detected ***: ./obj-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/dist/
bin/firefox-bin terminated
======= Backtrace: =========
/lib/libc.so.6(__fortify_fail+0x37)[0x7f9b42971877]
/lib/libc.so.6[0x7f9b4296f740]
/lib/libc.so.6[0x7f9b4296fdfb]
./obj-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/dist/bin/libxul.so(XRE_GetBinaryPath
+0x4d)[0x7f9b46de29d7]
./obj-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/dist/bin/firefox-bin[0x400e9e]
/lib/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xe6)[0x7f9b42890466]
./obj-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/dist/bin/firefox-bin[0x400cf9]
======= Memory map: ========
00400000-00402000 r-xp 00000000 08:05 1309888 /opt/
build_mozilla/mozilla/obj-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/dist/bin/firefox-
bin
00602000-00603000 r--p 00002000 08:05 1309888 /opt/
build_mozilla/mozilla/obj-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/dist/bin/firefox-
bin
00603000-00604000 rw-p 00003000 08:05 1309888 /opt/
build_mozilla/mozilla/obj-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/dist/bin/firefox-
bin
7f9b3e700000-7f9b3e800000 rw-p 7f9b3e700000 00:00 0
7f9b3e839000-7f9b3e83e000 r-xp 00000000 08:05 509740 /usr/lib/
libXdmcp.so.6.0.0
7f9b3e83e000-7f9b3ea3d000 ---p 00005000 08:05 509740 /usr/lib/
libXdmcp.so.6.0.0
7f9b3ea3d000-7f9b3ea3e000 rw-p 00004000 08:05 509740 /usr/lib/
libXdmcp.so.6.0.0
7f9b3ea3e000-7f9b3ea40000 r-xp 00000000 08:05 509738 /usr/lib/
libXau.so.6.0.0
7f9b3ea40000-7f9b3ec3f000 ---p 00002000 08:05 509738 /usr/lib/
libXau.so.6.0.0
7f9b3ec3f000-7f9b3ec40000 rw-p 00001000 08:05 509738 /usr/lib/
libXau.so.6.0.0
7f9b3ec40000-7f9b3ec48000 r-xp 00000000 08:05 1816839 /lib/
librt-2.8.90.so
7f9b3ec48000-7f9b3ee47000 ---p 00008000 08:05 1816839 /lib/
librt-2.8.90.so
7f9b3ee47000-7f9b3ee48000 r--p 00007000 08:05 1816839 /lib/
librt-2.8.90.so
7f9b3ee48000-7f9b3ee49000 rw-p 00008000 08:05 1816839 /lib/
librt-2.8.90.so
7f9b3ee49000-7f9b3ee60000 r-xp 00000000 08:05 508816 /usr/lib/
libICE.so.6.3.0
7f9b3ee60000-7f9b3f05f000 ---p 00017000 08:05 508816 /usr/lib/
libICE.so.6.3.0
7f9b3f05f000-7f9b3f061000 rw-p 00016000 08:05 508816 /usr/lib/
libICE.so.6.3.0
7f9b3f061000-7f9b3f064000 rw-p 7f9b3f061000 00:00 0
7f9b3f064000-7f9b3f06c000 r-xp 00000000 08:05 509736 /usr/lib/
libSM.so.6.0.0
7f9b3f06c000-7f9b3f26b000 ---p 00008000 08:05 509736 /usr/lib/
libSM.so.6.0.0
7f9b3f26b000-7f9b3f26c000 r--p 00007000 08:05 509736 /usr/lib/
libSM.so.6.0.0
7f9b3f26c000-7f9b3f26d000 rw-p 00008000 08:05 509736 /usr/lib/
libSM.so.6.0.0
7f9b3f26d000-7f9b3f288000 r-xp 00000000 08:05 507416 /usr/lib/
libxcb.so.1.0.0
7f9b3f288000-7f9b3f487000 ---p 0001b000 08:05 507416 /usr/lib/
libxcb.so.1.0.0
7f9b3f487000-7f9b3f488000 r--p 0001a000 08:05 507416 /usr/lib/
libxcb.so.1.0.0
7f9b3f488000-7f9b3f489000 rw-p 0001b000 08:05 507416 /usr/lib/
libxcb.so.1.0.0
7f9b3f489000-7f9b3f48a000 r-xp 00000000 08:05 507689 /usr/lib/libxcb-
xlib.so.0.0.0
7f9b3f48a000-7f9b3f689000 ---p 00001000 08:05 507689 /usr/lib/libxcb-
xlib.so.0.0.0
7f9b3f689000-7f9b3f68a000 r--p 00000000 08:05 507689 /usr/lib/libxcb-
xlib.so.0.0.0
7f9b3f68a000-7f9b3f68b000 rw-p 00001000 08:05 507689 /usr/lib/libxcb-
xlib.so.0.0.0
7f9b3f68b000-7f9b3f6ba000 r-xp 00000000 08:05 1816961 /lib/libpcre.so.
3.12.1
7f9b3f6ba000-7f9b3f8b9000 ---p 0002f000 08:05 1816961 /lib/libpcre.so.
3.12.1
7f9b3f8b9000-7f9b3f8ba000 r--p 0002e000 08:05 1816961 /lib/libpcre.so.
3.12.1
7f9b3f8ba000-7f9b3f8bb000 rw-p 0002f000 08:05 1816961 /lib/libpcre.so.
3.12.1
7f9b3f8bb000-7f9b3f8d5000 r-xp 00000000 08:05 1390012 /lib/
libselinux.so.1
7f9b3f8d5000-7f9b3fad4000 ---p 0001a000 08:05 1390012 /lib/
libselinux.so.1
7f9b3fad4000-7f9b3fad5000 r--p 00019000 08:05 1390012 /lib/
libselinux.so.1
7f9b3fad5000-7f9b3fad6000 rw-p 0001a000 08:05 1390012 /lib/
libselinux.so.1
7f9b3fad6000-7f9b3fad7000 rw-p 7f9b3fad6000 00:00 0
7f9b3fad7000-7f9b3faff000 r-xp 00000000 08:05 621951 /usr/local/lib/
libpng12.so.0.34.0
7f9b3faff000-7f9b3fcfe000 ---p 00028000 08:05 621951 /usr/local/lib/
libpng12.so.0.34.0
7f9b3fcfe000-7f9b3fcff000 r--p 00027000 08:05 621951 /usr/local/lib/
libpng12.so.0.34.0
7f9b3fcff000-7f9b3fd00000 rw-p 00028000 08:05 621951 /usr/local/lib/
libpng12.so.0.34.0
7f9b3fd00000-7f9b3fd42000 r-xp 00000000 08:05 626257 /usr/local/lib/
libpixman-1.so.0.12.0
7f9b3fd42000-7f9b3ff42000 ---p 00042000 08:05 626257 /usr/local/lib/
libpixman-1.so.0.12.0
7f9b3ff42000-7f9b3ff44000 rw-p 00042000 08:05 626257 /usr/local/lib/
libpixman-1.so.0.12.0
7f9b3ff44000-7f9b3ff4d000 r-xp 00000000 08:05 508851 /usr/lib/
libXcursor.so.1.0.2
7f9b3ff4d000-7f9b4014d000 ---p 00009000 08:05 508851 /usr/lib/
libXcursor.so.1.0.2
7f9b4014d000-7f9b4014e000 rw-p 00009000 08:05 508851 /usr/lib/
libXcursor.so.1.0.2
7f9b4014e000-7f9b40155000 r-xp 00000000 08:05 507384 /usr/lib/
libXrandr.so.2.1.0
7f9b40155000-7f9b40354000 ---p 00007000 08:05 507384 /usr/lib/
libXrandr.so.2.1.0
7f9b40354000-7f9b40355000 r--p 00006000 08:05 507384 /usr/lib/
libXrandr.so.2.1.0
7f9b40355000-7f9b40356000 rw-p 00007000 08:05 507384 /usr/lib/
libXrandr.so.2.1.0
7f9b40356000-7f9b4035f000 r-xp 00000000 08:05 508043 /usr/lib/
libXi.so.6.0.0
7f9b4035f000-7f9b4055f000 ---p 00009000 08:05 508043 /usr/lib/
libXi.so.6.0.0
7f9b4055f000-7f9b40560000 r--p 00009000 08:05 508043 /usr/lib/
libXi.so.6.0.0
7f9b40560000-7f9b40561000 rw-p 0000a000 08:05 508043 /usr/lib/
libXi.so.6.0.0
7f9b40561000-7f9b40563000 r-xp 00000000 08:05 507860 /usr/lib/
libXinerama.so.1.0.0
7f9b40563000-7f9b40762000 ---p 00002000 08:05 507860 /usr/lib/
libXinerama.so.1.0.0
7f9b40762000-7f9b40763000 rw-p 00001000 08:05 507860 /usr/lib/
libXinerama.so.1.0.0
7f9b40763000-7f9b40773000 r-xp 00000000 08:05 507663 /usr/lib/
libXext.so.6.4.0
7f9b40773000-7f9b40973000 ---p 00010000 08:05 507663 /usr/lib/
libXext.so.6.4.0
7f9b40973000-7f9b40975000 rw-p 00010000 08:05 507663 /usr/lib/
libXext.so.6.4.0
7f9b40975000-7f9b4099c000 r-xp 00000000 08:05 508029 /usr/lib/
libexpat.so.1.5.2
7f9b4099c000-7f9b40b9c000 ---p 00027000 08:05 508029 /usr/lib/
libexpat.so.1.5.2
7f9b40b9c000-7f9b40b9e000 r--p 00027000 08:05 508029 /usr/lib/
libexpat.so.1.5.2
7f9b40b9e000-7f9b40b9f000 rw-p 00029000 08:05 508029 /usr/lib/
libexpat.so.1.5.2
7f9b40b9f000-7f9b40ba4000 r-xp 00000000 08:05 508040 /usr/lib/
libXfixes.so.3.1.0
7f9b40ba4000-7f9b40da3000 ---p 00005000 08:05 508040 /usr/lib/
libXfixes.so.3.1.0
7f9b40da3000-7f9b40da4000 rw-p 00004000 08:05 508040 /usr/lib/
libXfixes.so.3.1.0
7f9b40da4000-7f9b40da6000 r-xp 00000000 08:05 509752 /usr/lib/
libXdamage.so.1.1.0
7f9b40da6000-7f9b40fa5000 ---p 000Aborted

[Sergio Meneses (sergiomeneses)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This bug did not have a package associated with it, which is important for ensuring that it gets looked at by the proper developers. You can learn more about finding the right package at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/FindRightPackage . I have classified this bug as a bug in FIREFOX-3.0.
For future reference you might be interested to know that a lot of applications have bug reporting functionality built in to them. This can be accessed via the Report a Problem option in the Help menu for the application with which you are having an issue. You can learn more about this feature at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ReportingBugs.

[seenxu (ye-xu-hdm)]

thx for your detailed answer, this error had been resolved, the
firefox source must be patched with "fix buffer overflows in
xulrunner-1.9", check out the link[1] for detail.

[1] https://bugs.launchpad.net/firefox/+bug/263014/

On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 05:56, Sergio <email address hidden> wrote:
> Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This bug did not have a package associated with it, which is important for ensuring that it gets looked at by the proper developers. You can learn more about finding the right package at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/FindRightPackage . I have classified this bug as a bug in FIREFOX-3.0.
> For future reference you might be interested to know that a lot of applications have bug reporting functionality built in to them. This can be accessed via the Report a Problem option in the Help menu for the application with which you are having an issue. You can learn more about this feature at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ReportingBugs.
>
> ** Changed in: firefox-3.0 (Ubuntu)
> Sourcepackagename: None => firefox-3.0
>
> --
> Firefox 3.0.5 compilation success, but launching app, buffer overflow falls out
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/325039
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in "firefox-3.0" source package in Ubuntu: New
>
> Bug description:
> Hello Everyone,
>
> I had just tried to compile firefox 3.0.5 both from stable source
> tarball and the source out of cvs.
> the compilation success, but when running firefox, always buffer
> overflow.
>
>
> compilation procedure like the following:
> * prepare a very basic .mozconfig [1]
> * make -f client.mk build
> * compile success
> * run compiled firefox in the following dir, obj-@CONFIG_GUESS@/dist/
> bin/firefox
> * buffer overflow, output pls check [2]
>
> any ideas how to fix this?
>
> system spec:
> * ubuntu 8.10 amd64
> * gcc version 4.3.2 (Ubuntu 4.3.2-1ubuntu12)
>
>
> [1] .mozconfig
>
> mk_add_options MOZ_CO_PROJECT=browser
> mk_add_options MOZ_OBJDIR=@TOPSRCDIR@/obj-@CONFIG_GUESS@
> ac_add_options --enable-application=browser
>
> [2] buffer overflow output
>
> $ ./obj-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/dist/bin/firefox
> *** buffer overflow detected ***: ./obj-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/dist/
> bin/firefox-bin terminated
> ======= Backtrace: =========
> /lib/libc.so.6(__fortify_fail+0x37)[0x7f9b42971877]
> /lib/libc.so.6[0x7f9b4296f740]
> /lib/libc.so.6[0x7f9b4296fdfb]
> ./obj-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/dist/bin/libxul.so(XRE_GetBinaryPath
> +0x4d)[0x7f9b46de29d7]
> ./obj-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/dist/bin/firefox-bin[0x400e9e]
> /lib/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xe6)[0x7f9b42890466]
> ./obj-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/dist/bin/firefox-bin[0x400cf9]
> ======= Memory map: ========
> 00400000-00402000 r-xp 00000000 08:05 1309888 /opt/
> build_mozilla/mozilla/obj-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/dist/bin/firefox-
> bin
> 00602000-00603000 r--p 00002000 08:05 1309888 /opt/
> build_mozilla/mozilla/obj-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/dist/bin/firefox-
> bin
> 00603000-00604000 rw-p 00003000 08:05 1309888 /opt/
> build_mozilla/mozilla/obj-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/dist/bi...

[Monkey (monkey-libre)]

Does Anyone still have this problem?

[Martin Mai (mrkanister-deactivatedaccount-deactivatedaccount)]

Closing the bug as no further information has been provided.