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MFSA2011-03 Firefox: Use-after-free error in JSON.stringify (CVE-2011-0055)

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MFSA2011-03 Firefox: Use-after-free error in JSON.stringify (CVE-2011-0055)

Severity
10
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
03/02/2011
Created
07/25/2018
Added
06/14/2012
Modified
03/25/2013

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the JSON.stringify method in js3250.dll in Mozilla Firefox before 3.5.17 and 3.6.x before 3.6.14, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.12, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors related to the js_HasOwnProperty function and garbage collection.

Solution(s)

  • mozilla-firefox-upgrade-3_5_17
  • mozilla-firefox-upgrade-3_6_14

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