CVE-2009-1044

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Summary

CVECVE-2009-1044
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-03-23 14:19:12 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionMozilla 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 9.3 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-399 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 All All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 3.0.7 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
TippingPoint | DVLabs | Pwn2Own 2009 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 dvlabs.tippingpoint.com
TippingPoint | DVLabs | Pwn2Own 2009 Day 1 - Safari, Internet Explorer, and Firefox Taken Down by Four Zero-Day Exploits af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 dvlabs.tippingpoint.com
MFSA 2009-13: Arbitrary code execution via XUL <tree> element af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mozilla.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Pwn2Own 2009: Safari, IE 8 and Firefox exploited - News - The H Security: News and features af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.h-online.com
Mozilla Firefox XUL Tree Method Garbage Collection Bug Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Red Hat update for seamonkey - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
ASA-2009-113 (RHSA-2009-0397) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.avaya.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 10 Update: firefox-3.0.8-1.fc10 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
osvdb.org/52896 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org
Security Alerts - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Pwn2Own trifecta: Hacker exploits IE8, Firefox, Safari | Zero Day | ZDNet.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 blogs.zdnet.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 9 Update: xulrunner-1.9.0.8-1.fc9 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
USN-745-1: Firefox and Xulrunner vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
Mozilla Firefox '_moveToEdgeShift' Remote Code Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Patch
Ubuntu update for firefox, firefox-3.0, and xulrunner-1.9 - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Fedora update for firefox and xulrunner - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
CanSecWest Applied Security Conference: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 cansecwest.com
Twitter / Konto zawieszone af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 twitter.com
484320 – (CVE-2009-1044) XUL <tree> _moveToEdgeShift garbage-collection exploit (zdi-can-465) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.mozilla.org Patch
Zero Day Initiative af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.zerodayinitiative.com
[security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Mozilla Firefox 3 (SUSE- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
SUSE update for MozillaFirefox - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 9 Update: seamonkey-1.1.15-3.fc9 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1756-1 xulrunner af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Red Hat update for firefox - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Security Advisory SA34549 - Debian update for xulrunner - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2009:084 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Questions for Pwn2Own hacker Charlie Miller | Zero Day | ZDNet.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 blogs.zdnet.com
Avaya Products Mozilla Firefox Two Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Mozilla Firefox Two Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Safari hole exploited in seconds at security conference | Security - CNET News af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 news.cnet.com
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