CVE-2009-2471

The setTimeout function in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.12 does not properly preserve object wrapping, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript with chrome privileges via a crafted call, related to XPCNativeWrapper.

• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00005.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-08/msg00002.html
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1162.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/35914Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/35944Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/36005
• http://secunia.com/advisories/36145
• http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-39.htmlVendor Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35758Patch
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1972Patch, Vendor Advisory
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=460882
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10572
• https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01032.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00005.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-08/msg00002.html
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1162.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/35914Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/35944Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/36005
• http://secunia.com/advisories/36145
• http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-39.htmlVendor Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35758Patch
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1972Patch, Vendor Advisory
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=460882
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10572
• https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01032.html

Published

Jul 22, 2009

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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