PT-2009-3626 · Mozilla+1 · Firefox+1

Dveditz · Published 2009-03-23 · Updated 2024-12-12 · CVE-2009-1044

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Mozilla Firefox version 3.0.7

Description The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors related to the moveToEdgeShift XUL tree method. This method triggers garbage collection on objects that are still in use. The issue was demonstrated by Nils during a PWN2OWN competition at CanSecWest 2009.

Recommendations For Mozilla Firefox version 3.0.7, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-399

Related Identifiers

CVE-2009-1044

DSA-1756-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1

RHSA-2009:0397

RHSA-2009:0398

RHSA-2009_0397

RHSA-2009_0398

Affected Products

Firefox

Red Hat

References · 2099

• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=484320 · Patch
• http://mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:084 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/34511 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/34550 · Vendor Advisory
• http://redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0398.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00008.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg01077.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/34181 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/34510 · Vendor Advisory
• http://mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-13.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/34527 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/34505 · Vendor Advisory
• http://redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0397.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/34521 · Vendor Advisory