Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free Error in HTML Parser Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1023613 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1023613
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2009-1571
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Feb 18 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 3.0.18, 3.5 prior to 3.5.8
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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 use after free memory error in the HTML parser and execute arbitrary code on the target system. The code will run with the privileges of the target user.
Alin Rad Pop of Secunia Research reported this vulnerability.
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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 (3.0.18, 3.5.8, 3.6).
The vendor's advisory is available at:
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-03.html
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Vendor URL: www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-03.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: Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:13:47 +0000
Subject: Mozilla Firefox
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http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-03.html
CVE-2009-1571
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