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MFSA2009-65: Firefox Browser Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability

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MFSA2009-65: Firefox Browser Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
12/17/2009
Created
07/25/2018
Added
12/17/2009
Modified
02/13/2015

Description

Mozilla Firefox could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an error within the browser engine. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to corrupt memory and execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable system or cause a denial of service.

Solution(s)

  • mozilla-firefox-upgrade-3_5_6
  • mozilla-firefox-upgrade-3_0_16

References

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