CVE-2009-3077

N/A Unknown
Published: September 10, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.14, and 3.5.x before 3.5.3, does not properly manage pointers for the columns (aka TreeColumns) of a XUL tree element, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document, related to a "dangling pointer vulnerability."

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00001.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/36669
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/36670
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/36671
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/36692
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/37098
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/38977
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/39001
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1885
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-49.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2009_48_firefox.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1430.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1431.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1432.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0153.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0154.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36343
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-915-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0650
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=506871
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10730
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5606
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/36669
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/36670
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/36671
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/36692
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/37098
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/38977
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/39001
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1885
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-49.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2009_48_firefox.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1430.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1431.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1432.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0153.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0154.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36343
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-915-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0650
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=506871
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10730
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5606
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

44 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
5.4%
90th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-94

Affected Vendors

mozilla

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