Mozilla Firefox Browser Engine Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1023775 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1023775
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2010-0173, CVE-2010-0174
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Mar 31 2010
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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): 3.0 prior to 3.0.19, 3.5 prior to 3.5.9, 3.6 prior to 3.6.2
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Description:
Several vulnerabilities were 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 memory corruption error and execute arbitrary code on the target system. The code will run with the privileges of the target user.
Martijn Wargers, Josh Soref, Jesse Ruderman, and Ehsan Akhgari reported these vulnerabilities.
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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 (3.0.19, 3.5.9, 3.6.2).
The vendor's advisory is available at:
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-16.html
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Vendor URL: www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-16.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:
This archive entry has one or more follow-up message(s) listed below.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2010 01:04:52 +0000
Subject: Mozilla Firefox
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http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-16.html
CVE-2010-0173
CVE-2010-0174
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