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Credit:
The information has been provided by regenrecht.
The original article can be found at: http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-103/
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Vulnerable Systems:
* Mozilla Firefox
User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.
The specific flaw exists within js3250.dll. In the JSON.stringify() call chain js_HasOwnProperty() is called with an invalid pointer. The pointer becomes invalid due to being unrooted and garbage collection occurring. Dereferecing of this pointer allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the user running the browser.
Patch Availability:
Mozilla has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-03.html
CVE Information:
CVE-2011-0055
Disclosure Timeline:
2010-12-01 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
2011-03-02 - Coordinated public release of advisory
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