CVE-2009-1044

N/A Unknown
Published: March 23, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
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
Patch Vendor 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
Patch Vendor 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
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=2941
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://cansecwest.com/index.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2009/02/25/pwn2own-2009
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
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: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00008.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10199652-83.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://osvdb.org/52896
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/34471
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34505
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34510
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34511
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34521
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34527
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34549
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34550
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34792
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-113.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://twitter.com/tippingpoint1/status/1351635812
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1756
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.h-online.com/security/Pwn2Own-2009-Safari-IE-8-and-Firefox-exploited--/news/112889
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:084
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-13.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0397.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0398.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502303/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34181
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021878
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-745-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0864
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-015
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=484320
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11368
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg01023.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg01040.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg01077.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

72 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
7.8%
92th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-399

Affected Vendors

microsoft mozilla

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