CVE-2009-1837

Public Exploit

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.18% Top 20%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1572 vdb entry broken link vendor advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-28.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34241 broken link third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2009-19/ broken link vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504260/100/0/threaded mailing list vdb entry third party advisory broken link
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=486269 issue tracking exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35360 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35326 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00657.html mailing list vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35431 broken link third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35331 broken link third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35468 third party advisory broken link
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00574.html mailing list vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35415 third party advisory broken link
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1095.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.372468 vendor advisory broken link
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022386 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=503579 issue tracking
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10628 vdb entry signature broken link
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1820 mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-264308-1 vendor advisory broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-1837?
CVE-2009-1837 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-1837?
To fix CVE-2009-1837, 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-2009-1837 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-1837 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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