CVE-2009-2477
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-94
Code Injection
Publication date:
15/07/2009
Last modified:
09/04/2025
Description
js/src/jstracer.cpp in the Just-in-time (JIT) JavaScript compiler (aka TraceMonkey) in Mozilla Firefox 3.5 before 3.5.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via certain use of the escape function that triggers access to uninitialized memory locations, as originally demonstrated by a document containing P and FONT elements.
Impact
Base Score 2.0
9.30
Severity 2.0
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://blog.mozilla.com/security/2009/07/14/critical-javascript-vulnerability-in-firefox-35/
- http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6796
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35798
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-266148-1
- http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2009/07/stopgap_fix_for_critical_firef.html
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9137
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9181
- http://www.h-online.com/security/First-Zero-Day-Exploit-for-Firefox-3-5--/news/113761
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/443060
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-41.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35660
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1868
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=503286
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40936/
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00909.html
- http://blog.mozilla.com/security/2009/07/14/critical-javascript-vulnerability-in-firefox-35/
- http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6796
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35798
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-266148-1
- http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2009/07/stopgap_fix_for_critical_firef.html
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9137
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9181
- http://www.h-online.com/security/First-Zero-Day-Exploit-for-Firefox-3-5--/news/113761
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/443060
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-41.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35660
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1868
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=503286
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40936/
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00909.html