TECHNICAL BULLETIN

T-205: Mozilla Firefox Flash Player Unloading Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

[CVE-2009-2467]

August 7, 2009 12:00 GMT


PROBLEM:	Mozilla Firefox is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability.
PLATFORM:	Versions prior to Firefox 3.5.1 and 3.0.12 are vulnerable.
ABSTRACT:	When a page contains a Flash object which presents a slow script dialog, and the page is navigated while the dialog is still visible to the user, the Flash plugin is unloaded resulting in a crash due to a call to the deleted object. This crash could potentially be used by an attacker to run arbitrary code on a victim's computer.

LINKS:
DOE-CIRC BULLETIN:	http://www.doecirc.energy.gov/bulletins/t-205.shtml
OTHER LINKS:	Security Focus http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35767/info Mozilla http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-35.html
CVE:	CVE-2009-2467

IMPACT ASSESSMENT:	This risk is high. Successful exploits may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the user running the affected application. Failed attempts will likely result in denial-of-service conditions.

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Discussion:
Mozilla Firefox is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability.

Successful exploits may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the user running the affected application. Failed attempts will likely result in denial-of-service conditions.

List of Products Affected:
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.04 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.04 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.04 lpia
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.04 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.04 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 lpia
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.10 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS lpia
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS amd64
Slackware Linux 12.2
S.u.S.E. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2
S.u.S.E. SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP2
S.u.S.E. SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP2 DEBUGINFO
S.u.S.E. SLES 11 DEBUGINFO
S.u.S.E. SLES 11
S.u.S.E. SLED 11
S.u.S.E. SLE SDK 10 SP2
S.u.S.E. SLE 11
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.1
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.0
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 10.3
RedHat Fedora 10
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 4
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 4
RedHat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation 5 client
RedHat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 client
RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 4
RedHat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4
RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 server
Pardus Linux 2008 0
Mozilla Firefox 3.5
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.11
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.10
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.9
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.8
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.7 Beta
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.7
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.6
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.5
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.4
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.3
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.2
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 3.0 Beta 5
Mozilla Firefox 3.0
MandrakeSoft Linux Mandrake 2009.1 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Linux Mandrake 2009.1
MandrakeSoft Linux Mandrake 2009.0 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Linux Mandrake 2009.0
MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5
Debian Linux 5.0 sparc
Debian Linux 5.0 s/390
Debian Linux 5.0 powerpc
Debian Linux 5.0 mipsel
Debian Linux 5.0 mips
Debian Linux 5.0 m68k
Debian Linux 5.0 ia-64
Debian Linux 5.0 ia-32
Debian Linux 5.0 hppa
Debian Linux 5.0 armel
Debian Linux 5.0 arm
Debian Linux 5.0 amd64
Debian Linux 5.0 alpha
Debian Linux 5.0

Solution:
The following link will connect to the a solution page for all versions of Mozilla Firefox that are affected

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35767/solution

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