Mozilla Firefox Event Listener Null Document Owner Bug Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code with Chrome Privileges
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1022385 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1022385
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2009-1838
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Jun 12 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 3.0.11
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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.
Garbage collection can cause the owner of a document of an element to become null. A remote user can exploit this to cause an event listener to execute arbitrary Javascript with chrome privileges.
Mozilla SeaMonkey is affected.
moz_bug_r_a4 reported this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A remote user can cause arbitrary JavaScript to be executed on the target user's system with chrome privileges.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a fix (3.0.11).
The vendor's advisory is available at:
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-28.html
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Vendor URL: www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-29.html (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Access control error, State 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: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:10:53 -0400
Subject: http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-29.html
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CVE-2009-1838
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