CVE-2009-0775

Description

Double free vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.7, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.21, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.15 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via "cloned XUL DOM elements which were linked as a parent and child," which are not properly handled during garbage collection.

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 6.59% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0315.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00002.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0632 vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021796 vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9681 vdb entry signature
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5806 vdb entry signature
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1751 vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0325.html vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7584 vdb entry signature
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0258.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34140 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34272 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34417 third party advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-08.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/34145 third party advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00769.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=474456
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00771.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34137 third party advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-069.htm
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6207 vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/34324 third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:075 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33990 vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5816 vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/34383 third party advisory
http://support.avaya.com/japple/css/japple?temp.documentID=366362&temp.productID=154235&temp.releaseID=361845&temp.bucketID=126655&PAGE=Document

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-0775?
CVE-2009-0775 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-0775?
To fix CVE-2009-0775, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-0775 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-0775 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~7% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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