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CVE-2009-2462 Detail

Description

The browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.12 and Thunderbird allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to (1) the frame chain and synchronous events, (2) a SetMayHaveFrame assertion and nsCSSFrameConstructor::CreateFloatingLetterFrame, (3) nsCSSFrameConstructor::ConstructFrame, (4) the child list and initial reflow, (5) GetLastSpecialSibling, (6) nsFrameManager::GetPrimaryFrameFor and MathML, (7) nsFrame::GetBoxAscent, (8) nsCSSFrameConstructor::AdjustParentFrame, (9) nsDOMOfflineResourceList, and (10) nsContentUtils::ComparePosition.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00005.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00005.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-08/msg00002.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-08/msg00002.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1162.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1162.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1163.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1163.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/35914 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/35914 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/35943 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/35943 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/35944 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/35944 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/35947 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/35947 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/36005
http://secunia.com/advisories/36005
http://secunia.com/advisories/36145
http://secunia.com/advisories/36145
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-265068-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-265068-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1020800.1-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1020800.1-1
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-34.html Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-34.html Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0153.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0153.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0154.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0154.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35758 Patch 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35758 Patch 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1972 Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1972 Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2152
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2152
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0650
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0650
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=413085
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=413085
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=442227
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=442227
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=445177
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=445177
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=461861
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=461861
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=463350
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=463350
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=466763
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=466763
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=468211
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=468211
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=472668
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=472668
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=472950
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=472950
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=491134
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=491134
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10906
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10906
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01032.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01032.html

Weakness Enumeration

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

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2009-2462
NVD Published Date:
07/22/2009
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.