The garbage-collection implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.11, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.22, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.17 sets an element's owner document to null in unspecified circumstances, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript with chrome privileges via a crafted event handler, related to an incorrect context for this event handler.
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Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DSA |
DSA-1820-1 | New xulrunner packages fix several vulnerabilities |
Debian DSA |
DSA-1830-1 | New icedove packages fix several vulnerabilities |
EUVD |
EUVD-2009-1833 | The garbage-collection implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.11, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.22, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.17 sets an element's owner document to null in unspecified circumstances, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript with chrome privileges via a crafted event handler, related to an incorrect context for this event handler. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-779-1 | Firefox and Xulrunner vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-782-1 | Thunderbird vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T05:27:54.417Z
Reserved: 2009-05-29T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2009-1838
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2009-06-12T21:30:00.377
Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490
Link: CVE-2009-1838
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
Debian DSA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN