Mozilla Firefox Use After Free in nsXBLDocumentInfo::ReadPrototypeBindings() Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1026663 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1026663
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2012-0452
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Feb 13 2012
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Impact:
Execution of arbitrary code via network, User access via network
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): 10.0
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Mozilla Firefox. A remote user can cause arbitrary code to be executed on the target user's system.
A remote user can create specially crafted HTML that, when loaded by the target user, will trigger a use-after-free memory error in nsXBLDocumentInfo::ReadPrototypeBindings() and execute arbitrary code on the target system. The code will run with the privileges of the target user.
Andrew McCreight and Olli Pettay reported this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A remote user can create HTML that, when loaded by the target user, will execute arbitrary code on the target user's system.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a fix (10.0.1).
The vendor's advisory is available at:
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-10.html
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Vendor URL: www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-10.html (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Access control error
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Underlying OS:
Linux (Any), UNIX (Any), Windows (Any)
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:10:11 +0000
Subject: Mozilla Firefox
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http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-10.html
CVE-2012-0452
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