National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2009-2469
Original release date:07/22/2009
Last revised:08/11/2009
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.12 does not properly handle an SVG element that has a property with a watch function and an __defineSetter__ function, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted document, related to a certain pointer misinterpretation.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
10.0
Exploitability Subscore:
10.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows unauthorized modification; Allows disruption of service
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External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2009-1972
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: BID
Name: 35758
Type: Patch Information
External Source: FEDORA
Name: FEDORA-2009-7961
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=488995
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2009-2152
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-37.html
Type: Advisory
External Source: SUNALERT
Name: 265068
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 36145
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 36005
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 35944
Type: Advisory
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 35914
Type: Advisory
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2009:1162
External Source: SUSE
Name: SUSE-SA:2009:042
External Source: SUSE
Name: SUSE-SA:2009:039