CVE-2009-3077

Description

Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.14, and 3.5.x before 3.5.3, does not properly manage pointers for the columns (aka TreeColumns) of a XUL tree element, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document, related to a "dangling pointer vulnerability."

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 5.53% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mozilla.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1885 vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0153.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36343 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/39001 third party advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2009_48_firefox.html vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10730 vdb entry signature
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1430.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0650 vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5606 vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/36692 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36670 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36671 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38977 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36669 third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0154.html vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1432.html vendor advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-49.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=506871
http://secunia.com/advisories/37098 third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-915-1 vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1431.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-3077?
CVE-2009-3077 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-3077?
To fix CVE-2009-3077, 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-2009-3077 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-3077 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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