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Sid
15997

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Summary:
This event is generated when an attempt is made to exploit a known vulnerability in Firefox.

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Impact:
Denial of Service. Information disclosure. Loss of integrity. 

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Detailed Information:
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.

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Affected Systems:
Mozilla Firefox 3.5

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Attack Scenarios:


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Ease of Attack:
Simple. Exploits exist.

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False Positives:
None known.

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False Negatives:
None known.

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Corrective Action:
Upgrade to the latest non-affected version of the software.

Apply the appropriate vendor supplied patches.

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Contributors:
Sourcefire Vulnerability Research Team
This document was generated from data supplied by the National Vulnerability Database. A product of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
For more information see http://nvd.nist.gov/

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Additional References:

NIST CVE-2009-2477:
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2009-2477
  
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