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CVE-2009-1837 Detail

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.


Severity



CVSS 3.x Severity and Metrics:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
Base Score:  7.5 HIGH
Vector:  CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H


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Hyperlink Resource
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.372468 Broken Link 
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-264308-1 Broken Link 
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1820 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-28.html Vendor Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504260/100/0/threaded Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35326 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35360 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022386 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1572 Broken Link  Vendor Advisory 
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=486269 Exploit  Issue Tracking 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=503579 Issue Tracking 
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10628 Broken Link 
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1095.html Third Party Advisory 
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00574.html Mailing List 
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00657.html Mailing List 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition') cwe source acceptance level NIST  
CWE-416 Use After Free cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2009-1837
NVD Published Date:
06/12/2009
NVD Last Modified:
02/02/2024
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.