CVE-2009-1837
Last modified
CVE-2009-1837 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. Race condition in the NPObjWrapper_NewResolve function in modules/plugin/base/src/nsJSNPRuntime.cpp in xul.dll in Mozilla Firefox 3 before 3.0.11 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a page transition during Java applet loading, related to a use-after-free vulnerability for memory associated with a destroyed Java object.. EPSS estimates a 4.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Race condition in the NPObjWrapper_NewResolve function in modules/plugin/base/src/nsJSNPRuntime.cpp in xul.dll in Mozilla Firefox 3 before 3.0.11 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a page transition during Java applet loading, related to a use-after-free vulnerability for memory associated with a destroyed Java object.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | >= 3.0, < 3.0.11 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 5.0 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 9 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 10 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 4.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 5.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Desktop | 4.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Desktop | 5.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Eus | 4.8 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Eus | 5.3 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server | 4.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server | 5.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Aus | 5.3 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Workstation | 4.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Workstation | 5.0 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34241Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35331Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35415Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35431Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35468Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2009-19/Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1820Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504260/100/0/threadedBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35326Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35360Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022386Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1572Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=486269Exploit, Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=503579Issue Tracking
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1095.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34241Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35331Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35415Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35431Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35468Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2009-19/Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1820Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504260/100/0/threadedBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35326Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35360Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022386Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1572Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=486269Exploit, Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=503579Issue Tracking
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1095.htmlThird Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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