CVE-2009-1838

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.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.82% Top 15%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-1838?
CVE-2009-1838 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-1838?
To fix CVE-2009-1838, 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-2009-1838 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-1838 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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