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CVE-2009-1044 Detail

Current Description

Mozilla Firefox 3.0.7 on Windows 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors related to the _moveToEdgeShift XUL tree method, which triggers garbage collection on objects that are still in use, as demonstrated by Nils during a PWN2OWN competition at CanSecWest 2009.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=2934
http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=2934
http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=2941
http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=2941
http://cansecwest.com/index.html
http://cansecwest.com/index.html
http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2009/02/25/pwn2own-2009
http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2009/02/25/pwn2own-2009
http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2009/03/18/pwn2own-2009-day-1---safari-internet-explorer-and-firefox-taken-down-by-four-zero-day-exploits
http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2009/03/18/pwn2own-2009-day-1---safari-internet-explorer-and-firefox-taken-down-by-four-zero-day-exploits
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00008.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00008.html
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10199652-83.html
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10199652-83.html
http://osvdb.org/52896
http://osvdb.org/52896
http://secunia.com/advisories/34471 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/34471 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/34505 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/34505 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/34510 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/34510 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/34511 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/34511 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/34521 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/34521 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/34527 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/34527 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/34549 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/34549 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/34550 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/34550 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/34792 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/34792 Vendor Advisory 
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-113.htm
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-113.htm
http://twitter.com/tippingpoint1/status/1351635812
http://twitter.com/tippingpoint1/status/1351635812
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1756
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1756
http://www.h-online.com/security/Pwn2Own-2009-Safari-IE-8-and-Firefox-exploited--/news/112889
http://www.h-online.com/security/Pwn2Own-2009-Safari-IE-8-and-Firefox-exploited--/news/112889
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:084
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:084
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-13.html Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-13.html Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0397.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0397.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0398.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0398.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502303/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502303/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34181 Patch 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34181 Patch 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021878
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021878
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-745-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-745-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0864 Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0864 Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-015
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-015
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=484320 Patch 
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=484320 Patch 
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11368
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11368
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg01023.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg01023.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg01040.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg01040.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg01077.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg01077.html

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-399 Resource Management Errors cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2009-1044
NVD Published Date:
03/23/2009
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
MITRE