Description
The browser engine in Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x before 3.5.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the TraceRecorder::snapshot function in js/src/jstracer.cpp, and unspecified other vectors.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 5.0 | xulrunner | 1.9.0.13-0lenny1 | DSA-1873-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-1873-1 xulrunner - spoofing vulnerabilities Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- ADV-2009-2142 vdb-entry
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-45.html
- 266148 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2009-8288 vendor-advisory
- 36126 third-party-advisory
- FEDORA-2009-8279 vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=502832
- 35927 vdb-entry
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=503144