Mozilla Firefox Cloned XUL DOM Element Access Bug Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1021796 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1021796
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2009-0775
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Mar 5 2009
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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): prior to 3.0.7
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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 memory management error in the garbage collection process and execute arbitrary code on the target system. The code will run with the privileges of the target user.
A page containing a set of cloned XUL DOM elements that are linked as a parent and child can trigger this vulnerability when the page is reloaded.
Mozilla SeaMonkey is affected.
An anonymous researcher reported this vulnerability via TippingPoint.
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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 (3.0.7).
The vendor's advisory is available at:
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-08.html
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Vendor URL: www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-08.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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