CVE-2009-1837

moderate-risk
Published 2009-06-12

Race condition in the NPObjWrapper_NewResolve function in modules/plugin/base/src/nsJSNPRuntime.cpp in xul.dll in Mozilla Firefox 3 before 3.0.11 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a page transition during Java applet loading, related to a use-after-free vulnerability for memory associated with a destroyed Java object.

Do I need to act?

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2.2% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
7
CVSS 7.5/10 High
NETWORK / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (15)

Affected Vendors

Fedoraproject Redhat Mozilla Debian

References (42)

Broken Link http://secunia.com/advisories/34241
Broken Link http://secunia.com/advisories/35331
Broken Link http://secunia.com/advisories/35415
Broken Link http://secunia.com/advisories/35431
Broken Link http://secunia.com/advisories/35468
Broken Link http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2009-19/
Broken Link http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware...
Broken Link http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-264308-1
Mailing List http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1820
Vendor Advisory http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-28.html
Broken Link http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504260/100/0/threaded
Broken Link http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35326
Broken Link http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35360
Broken Link http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022386
Broken Link http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1572
Exploit https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=486269
Issue Tracking https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=503579
Broken Link https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3...
Third Party Advisory https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1095.html
Mailing List https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00574.html
and 22 more references
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 22/34 · High
Exploitability 5/34 · Minimal
Exposure 18/34 · Moderate