CVE-2009-1044
Mozilla Firefox Garbage Collection Type Confusion Vulnerability
Description
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.7 on Windows 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors related to the _moveToEdgeShift XUL tree method, which triggers garbage collection on objects that are still in use, as demonstrated by Nils during a PWN2OWN competition at CanSecWest 2009.
INFO
Published Date :
March 23, 2009, 2:19 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the affected Firefox packages.
- Update the affected SeaMonkey packages.
- Update the affected XULRunner packages.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2009-1044.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2009-1044 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2009-1044
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2009-1044 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2009-1044 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=2934 Added Reference http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=2941 Added Reference http://cansecwest.com/index.html Added Reference http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2009/02/25/pwn2own-2009 Added Reference http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2009/03/18/pwn2own-2009-day-1---safari-internet-explorer-and-firefox-taken-down-by-four-zero-day-exploits Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00008.html Added Reference http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10199652-83.html Added Reference http://osvdb.org/52896 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/34471 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/34505 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/34510 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/34511 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/34521 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/34527 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/34549 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/34550 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/34792 Added Reference http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-113.htm Added Reference http://twitter.com/tippingpoint1/status/1351635812 Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1756 Added Reference http://www.h-online.com/security/Pwn2Own-2009-Safari-IE-8-and-Firefox-exploited--/news/112889 Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:084 Added Reference http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-13.html Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0397.html Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0398.html Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502303/100/0/threaded Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34181 Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021878 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-745-1 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0864 Added Reference http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-015 Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=484320 Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11368 Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg01023.html Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg01040.html Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg01077.html -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 10, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/502303/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502303/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 29, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11368 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11368 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 23, 2009
Action Type Old Value New Value
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 9.3
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
9.12 }} -2.77%
score
0.91890
percentile