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MFSA2013-92 Firefox: GC hazard with default compartments and frame chain restoration (CVE-2013-1738)

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MFSA2013-92 Firefox: GC hazard with default compartments and frame chain restoration (CVE-2013-1738)

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
09/18/2013
Created
07/25/2018
Added
09/25/2013
Modified
04/05/2017

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the JS_GetGlobalForScopeChain function in Mozilla Firefox before 24.0, Thunderbird before 24.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.21 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging incorrect garbage collection in situations involving default compartments and frame-chain restoration.

Solution(s)

  • mozilla-firefox-upgrade-24_0

References

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