CVE-2009-2462

CVE Details

Release Date:	2009-07-22
Impact:	Critical	What is this?

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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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	10.0
Vector String:	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Network
Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	Complete
Integrity Impact:	Complete
Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 3 (seamonkey)	ELSA-2009-1163	2009-07-22
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (firefox)	ELSA-2009-1162	2009-07-22
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (seamonkey)	ELSA-2009-1163	2009-07-22
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (thunderbird)	ELSA-2010-0154	2010-03-17
Oracle Linux version 5 (firefox)	ELSA-2009-1162	2009-07-22
Oracle Linux version 5 (xulrunner)	ELSA-2009-1162	2009-07-22