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| A vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Mozilla Firefox. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page. |
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Credit:
The information has been provided by ZDI Disclosures.
The original article can be found at: http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-013
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The specific flaw exists during the browsers garbage collection process. When multiple DOM elements are cloned and linked to one another and the browser is reloaded, a memory corruption occurs resulting in a double free. This can be leveraged to execute arbitrary code under the context of the current user.
Vendor Response:
Mozilla Firefox has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-08.html
Disclosure Timeline:
2009-01-19 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
2009-03-05 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CVE Information:
CVE-2009-0775
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