7.5
HIGH
CVE-2009-1837
Mozilla Firefox Java Use-After-Free Race Condition Vulnerability
Description

Race condition in the NPObjWrapper_NewResolve function in modules/plugin/base/src/nsJSNPRuntime.cpp in xul.dll in Mozilla Firefox 3 before 3.0.11 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a page transition during Java applet loading, related to a use-after-free vulnerability for memory associated with a destroyed Java object.

INFO

Published Date :

June 12, 2009, 9:30 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 2, 2024, 4:03 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2009-1837 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat enterprise_linux
2 Redhat enterprise_linux_desktop
3 Redhat enterprise_linux_server
4 Redhat enterprise_linux_workstation
5 Redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus
6 Redhat enterprise_linux_eus
1 Mozilla firefox
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Debian debian_linux
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-2009-1837.

URL Resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/34241 Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35331 Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35415 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/35431 Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35468 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2009-19/ Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.372468 Broken Link
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-264308-1 Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1820 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-28.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504260/100/0/threaded Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35326 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35360 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022386 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1572 Broken Link Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=486269 Exploit Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=503579 Issue Tracking
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10628 Broken Link
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1095.html Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00574.html Mailing List
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00657.html Mailing List

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-2009-1837 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2009-1837 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.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/34241 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/34241 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/35331 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/35331 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/35415 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/35415 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/35431 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/35431 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/35468 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/35468 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2009-19/ Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2009-19/ Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.372468 No Types Assigned http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.372468 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-264308-1 No Types Assigned http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-264308-1 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1820 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1820 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504260/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504260/100/0/threaded Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35326 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35326 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35360 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35360 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022386 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022386 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1572 Vendor Advisory http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1572 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=486269 Exploit https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=486269 Exploit, Issue Tracking
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=503579 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=503579 Issue Tracking
    Changed Reference Type https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10628 No Types Assigned https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10628 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1095.html No Types Assigned https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1095.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00574.html No Types Assigned https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00574.html Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00657.html No Types Assigned https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00657.html Mailing List
    Added CWE NIST CWE-416
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.0 up to (excluding) 3.0.11
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 10, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/504260/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504260/100/0/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:10628 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10628 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 15, 2009

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2009-1837 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2009-1837 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

3.27 }} -7.04%

score

0.90351

percentile

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