Description
Unspecified vulnerability in the JavaScript engine in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.14 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown 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 | 1.9.0.14-0lenny1 | DSA-1885-1 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 5 | firefox | 3.0.14-1.el5_4 | RHSA-2009:1430 |
| RHEL 5 | nspr +1 | 4.7.5-1.el5_4 | RHSA-2009:1430 |
| RHEL 5 | xulrunner +2 | 1.9.0.14-1.el5_4 | RHSA-2009:1430 |
| RHEL 4 | firefox | 3.0.14-1.el4 | RHSA-2009:1430 |
| RHEL 4 | nspr +1 | 4.7.5-1.el4_8 | RHSA-2009:1430 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | MozillaFirefox | 50.1.0-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1 |
Advisories 3
- RHSA-2009:1430 Red Hat Security Advisory: firefox security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- DSA-1885-1 xulrunner - several vulnerabilities Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1 MozillaFirefox-50.1.0-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · May 7, 2025
References
- DSA-1885 vendor-advisory
- 36343 vdb-entry
- SUSE-SA:2009:048 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2009:1430 vendor-advisory
- 36692 third-party-advisory
- firefox-javascript-code-exec(53157) vdb-entry
- 36670 third-party-advisory
- 36671 third-party-advisory
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-47.html
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=467493
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6053 vdb-entry signature
- 37098 third-party-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9444 vdb-entry signature