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Mozilla Firefox Security Advisory (MFSA2012-04) - Linux

Information

Severity

Severity

Critical

Family

Family

General

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

9.3

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

2 years ago

Modified

Modified

2 years ago

Summary

This host is missing a security update for Mozilla Firefox.

Insight

Insight

Child nodes from nsDOMAttribute still accessible after removal of nodes Security researcher regenrecht reported via TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative that removed child nodes of nsDOMAttribute can be accessed under certain circumstances because of a premature notification of AttributeChildRemoved. This use-after-free of the child nodes could possibly allow for remote code execution.

Affected Software

Affected Software

Firefox version(s) below 3.6.26 and below 10.

Detection Method

Detection Method

Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.

Solution

Solution

The vendor has released an update. Please see the reference(s) for more information.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)