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MFSA2009-28 Firefox: Race condition while accessing the private data of a NPObject JS wrapper class object (CVE-2009-1837)

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MFSA2009-28 Firefox: Race condition while accessing the private data of a NPObject JS wrapper class object (CVE-2009-1837)

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
06/12/2009
Created
07/25/2018
Added
06/14/2012
Modified
02/13/2015

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • mozilla-firefox-upgrade-3_0_11

References

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