CVE-2009-1044

Published: Mar 23, 2009Modified: Apr 23, 2026

9.3

Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 10.0

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Mozilla: Firefox

Mozilla

1 product

Firefox

Configuration A

1 vulnerable · 1 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Mozilla Firefox	Version 3.0.7

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Microsoft Windows 7	All versions

Related CWEs

CWE-399

References (72)

http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=2934

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=2941

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://cansecwest.com/index.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2009/02/25/pwn2own-2009

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2009/03/18/pwn2own-2009-day-1---safari-internet-explorer-and-firefox-taken-down-by-four-zero-day-exploits

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00008.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10199652-83.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://osvdb.org/52896

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/34471

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/34505

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/34510

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/34511

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/34521

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/34527

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/34549

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/34550

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/34792

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-113.htm

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://twitter.com/tippingpoint1/status/1351635812

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1756

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.h-online.com/security/Pwn2Own-2009-Safari-IE-8-and-Firefox-exploited--/news/112889

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:084

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-13.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchVendor Advisory

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0397.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0398.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502303/100/0/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34181

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021878

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-745-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0864

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchVendor Advisory

http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-015

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=484320

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11368

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg01023.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg01040.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg01077.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=2934