Mozilla Firefox Bug in nsTextFrame::ClearTextRun() May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1022126 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1022126
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2009-1313
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Apr 27 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): 3.0.9
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Mozilla Firefox. A remote user may be able to 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 in nsTextFrame::ClearTextRun() and potentially execute arbitrary code on the target system. The code will run with the privileges of the target user.
The flaw was introduced in version 3.0.9.
Marc Gueury and Daniel Veditz reported this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A remote user can create HTML that, when loaded by the target user, may execute arbitrary code on the target user's system.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a fix (3.0.10).
The vendor's advisory is available at:
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-23.html
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Vendor URL: www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-23.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:
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:40:44 -0400
Subject: Mozilla Firefox
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http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-23.html
CVE-2009-1313
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