Mozilla Firefox Bugs in JavaScript Engine and Layout Engine May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1021663 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1021663
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2009-0352, CVE-2009-0353
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Feb 4 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): 3.0.5 and prior versions
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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 flaws in the layout engine or javascript engine and execute arbitrary code on the target system. The code will run with the privileges of the target user.
Mozilla Thunderbird and Mozilla Seamonkey are also affected.
Jesse Ruderman, Georgi Guninski, Martijn Wargers, and Gary Kwong 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 (3.0.6).
The vendor's advisory is available at:
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-01.html
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Vendor URL: www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-01.html (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Not specified
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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: Tue, 3 Feb 2009 21:27:53 -0500
Subject: http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-01.html
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CVE-2009-0352
CVE-2009-0353
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