National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2009-2665
Original release date:08/04/2009
Last revised:08/19/2009
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
The nsDocument::SetScriptGlobalObject function in content/base/src/nsDocument.cpp in Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x before 3.5.2, when certain add-ons are enabled, does not properly handle a Link HTTP header, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript with chrome privileges via a crafted web page, related to an incorrect security wrapper.
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-2009-2142
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-46.html
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: FEDORA
Name: FEDORA-2009-8288
External Source: FEDORA
Name: FEDORA-2009-8279
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=498897
External Source: BID
Name: 35928
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 36126