67911 : Mozilla Multiple Products nsTreeContentView Function XUL Tree Node Removal Deleted Memory Dangling Pointer Arbitrary Code Execution
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Timeline

Vendor Informed Date	Disclosure Date	Vendor Solution Date
2010-06-30	2010-09-07	2010-09-07

Time to Patch
69 days

Keywords

TippingPoint IPS Digital Vaccine protection filter ID 9972

Description

<em style='font-weight:bold;'>(Description Provided by <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2010-3167" target="_blank">CVE</a>)</em> : The nsTreeContentView function in Mozilla Firefox before 3.5.12 and 3.6.x before 3.6.9, Thunderbird before 3.0.7 and 3.1.x before 3.1.3, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.7 does not properly handle node removal in XUL trees, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving access to deleted memory, related to a "dangling pointer vulnerability."

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access, Context Dependent
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Upgrade
Exploit: Exploit Private
Disclosure: Vendor Verified, Coordinated Disclosure
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

Upgrade to Firefox version 3.6.9 or 3.5.12 or higher, Thunderbird version 3.1.3 or 3.0.7 or higher, or SeaMonkey version 2.0.7 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Unknown or Incomplete

References

Credit

regenrecht - Zero Day Initiative (ZDI)

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 9.3
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2010-09-09 | Disagree?

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