CVE-2009-2471

Firefox < 3.0.12 - Remote Code Execution via setTimeout XPCNativeWrapper Bypass

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The setTimeout function in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.12 does not properly preserve object wrapping, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript with chrome privileges via a crafted call, related to XPCNativeWrapper.

References (13)

Core 13
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01032.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/36145
Patch, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/35944
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1162.html
Patch vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35758
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/36005
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=460882
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/35914
Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1972
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10572

Scores

EPSS 0.0373
EPSS Percentile 88.6%

Details

Status published
Products (45)
mozilla/firefox 0.1
mozilla/firefox 0.2
mozilla/firefox 0.3
mozilla/firefox 0.4
mozilla/firefox 0.5
mozilla/firefox 0.6
mozilla/firefox 0.6.1
mozilla/firefox 0.7
mozilla/firefox 0.7.1
mozilla/firefox 0.8
... and 35 more
Published Jul 22, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026