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Mozilla JavaScript engine vulnerable to memory corruption

Vulnerability Note VU#269484

Original Release Date: 2007-02-23 | Last Revised: 2007-03-08

Overview

The Mozilla JavaScript engine contains multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code, or create a denial of service condition.

Description

The Mozilla Foundation supports several Open Source projects, including the Mozilla, Seamonkey, and Firefox web browsers. The Thunderbird email client is also a Mozilla product.

Multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities exist in the way Mozilla products process JavaScript. For more information refer to Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2007-01.

Note that other Mozilla-based applications may also be affected.

Impact

A remote, unauthenticated attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code or create a denial of service condition.

Solution

Upgrade
See Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2007-01 for information about affected clients.


Disable Javascript

Disabling JavaScript may mitigate this vulnerability. See the Securing Your Web Browser document for more information.

Vendor Information

269484
 

Mozilla Affected

Updated:  February 23, 2007

Status

Affected

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.

Addendum

See http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2007/mfsa2007-01.html for more details.

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References

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Mozilla for information used in this report. Mozilla thanks Brian Crowder, Igor Bukanov, Johnny Stenback, moz_bug_r_a4 and shutdown.

This document was written by Ryan Giobbi.

Other Information

CVE IDs: CVE-2007-0777
Severity Metric: 2.65
Date Public: 2007-02-23
Date First Published: 2007-02-23
Date Last Updated: 2007-03-08 14:54 UTC
Document Revision: 55

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