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Mozilla Firefox Buffer Overflow Vulnerability - July09 (Linux)
Information
Severity
Severity
High
Family
Family
Buffer overflow
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
7.8
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
15 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
The host is installed with Mozilla Firefox browser and is prone to Buffer Overflow vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
- A NULL pointer dereference error exists due an unspecified vectors, related to a 'flash bug.' which can cause application crash. - Stack-based buffer overflow error is caused by sending an overly long string argument to the 'document.write' method.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Firefox version 3.5.1 and prior on Linux
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to Firefox version 3.6.3 or later.