CVE-2009-2477 (GCVE-0-2009-2477)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2009-07-15 15:00
Modified
2024-08-07 05:52
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
js/src/jstracer.cpp in the Just-in-time (JIT) JavaScript compiler (aka TraceMonkey) in Mozilla Firefox 3.5 before 3.5.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via certain use of the escape function that triggers access to uninitialized memory locations, as originally demonstrated by a document containing P and FONT elements.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://blog.mozilla.com/security/2009/07/14/critical-javascript-vulnerability-in-firefox-35/
cve@mitre.orghttp://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6796
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/35798Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-266148-1
cve@mitre.orghttp://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2009/07/stopgap_fix_for_critical_firef.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9137
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9181
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.h-online.com/security/First-Zero-Day-Exploit-for-Firefox-3-5--/news/113761
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/443060US Government Resource
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-41.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35660Exploit
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1868Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=503286
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40936/
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00909.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://blog.mozilla.com/security/2009/07/14/critical-javascript-vulnerability-in-firefox-35/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6796
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/35798Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-266148-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2009/07/stopgap_fix_for_critical_firef.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9137
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9181
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.h-online.com/security/First-Zero-Day-Exploit-for-Firefox-3-5--/news/113761
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/443060US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-41.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35660Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1868Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=503286
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40936/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00909.html
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