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CVE-2009-1838 Detail

Description

The garbage-collection implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.11, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.22, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.17 sets an element's owner document to null in unspecified circumstances, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript with chrome privileges via a crafted event handler, related to an incorrect context for this event handler.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://osvdb.org/55157
http://osvdb.org/55157
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1096.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1096.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/35331 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/35331 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/35415
http://secunia.com/advisories/35415
http://secunia.com/advisories/35428 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/35428 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/35431 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/35431 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/35439 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/35439 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/35440 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/35440 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/35468
http://secunia.com/advisories/35468
http://secunia.com/advisories/35536
http://secunia.com/advisories/35536
http://secunia.com/advisories/35561
http://secunia.com/advisories/35561
http://secunia.com/advisories/35602
http://secunia.com/advisories/35602
http://secunia.com/advisories/35882
http://secunia.com/advisories/35882
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.372468
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.372468
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.425408
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.425408
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-264308-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-264308-1
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1820
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1820
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1830
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1830
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:141
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:141
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-29.html Vendor Advisory 
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-29.html Vendor Advisory 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1125.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1125.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1126.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1126.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35326 Patch 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35326 Patch 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35383
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35383
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022397
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022397
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.454275
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.454275
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-782-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-782-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1572 Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1572 Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=489131
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=489131
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=503580
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=503580
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11080
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11080
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1095.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1095.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00444.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00444.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00504.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00504.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00574.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00574.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00657.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00657.html

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2009-1838
NVD Published Date:
06/12/2009
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.