CVE-2009-1838
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CVE-2009-1838 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. The garbage-collection implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.11, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.22, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.17 sets an element's owner document to null in unspecified circumstances, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript with chrome privileges via a crafted event handler, related to an incorrect context for this event handler.. EPSS estimates a 4.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
The garbage-collection implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.11, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.22, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.17 sets an element's owner document to null in unspecified circumstances, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript with chrome privileges via a crafted event handler, related to an incorrect context for this event handler.
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Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | <= 3.0.10 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 0.1 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 0.2 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 0.3 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 0.4 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 0.5 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 0.6 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 0.6.1 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 0.7 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 0.7.1 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 0.8 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 0.9 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 0.9.1 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 0.9.2 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 0.9.3 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 0.9_rc |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 0.10 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 0.10.1 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 1.0 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 1.0.1 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 1.0.2 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 1.0.3 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 1.0.4 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 1.0.5 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 1.0.6 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 1.0.7 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 1.0.8 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 1.4.1 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 1.5 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 1.5.0.1 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 1.5.0.2 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 1.5.0.3 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 1.5.0.4 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 1.5.0.5 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 1.5.0.6 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 1.5.0.7 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 1.5.0.8 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 1.5.0.9 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 1.5.0.10 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 1.5.0.11 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 1.5.0.12 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 1.5.1 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 1.5.2 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 1.5.3 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 1.5.4 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 1.5.5 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 1.5.6 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 1.5.7 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 1.5.8 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 1.8 |
Showing 50 of 180 affected configurations. See NVD for the full list.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35331Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35428Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35431Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35439Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35440Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1572Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35331Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35428Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35431Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35439Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35440Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1572Patch, Vendor Advisory
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- Status
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