Description
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.x before 3.6.3 does not properly manage the scopes of DOM nodes that are moved from one document to another, which allows remote attackers to conduct use-after-free attacks and execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors involving improper interaction with garbage collection, as demonstrated by Nils during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2010.
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.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 5 | devhelp +1 | 0.12-21.el5 | RHSA-2010:0501 |
| RHEL 5 | esc | 1.1.0-12.el5 | RHSA-2010:0501 |
| RHEL 5 | firefox | 3.6.4-8.el5 | RHSA-2010:0501 |
| RHEL 5 | gnome-python2-extras +4 | 2.14.2-7.el5 | RHSA-2010:0501 |
| RHEL 5 | totem +2 | 2.16.7-7.el5 | RHSA-2010:0501 |
| RHEL 5 | xulrunner +1 | 1.9.2.4-10.el5 | RHSA-2010:0501 |
| RHEL 5 | yelp | 2.16.0-26.el5 | RHSA-2010:0501 |
| RHEL 4 | firefox | 3.6.4-8.el4 | RHSA-2010:0500 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | MozillaFirefox | 50.1.0-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | MozillaThunderbird | 45.5.1-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10230-1 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | firefox-esr | 128.5.1-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1 |
Advisories 5
- RHSA-2010:0501 Red Hat Security Advisory: firefox security, bug fix, and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 28, 2026
- RHSA-2010:0500 Red Hat Security Advisory: firefox security, bug fix, and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 28, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10230-1 MozillaThunderbird-45.5.1-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1 firefox-esr-128.5.1-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1 MozillaFirefox-50.1.0-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · May 7, 2025
References
- 40481 third-party-advisory
- USN-930-1 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2010-10361 vendor-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10924 vdb-entry signature
- ADV-2010-1640 vdb-entry
- RHSA-2010:0501 vendor-advisory
- http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2010/02/15/pwn2own-2010
- ADV-2010-1557 vdb-entry
- ADV-2010-1773 vdb-entry
- ADV-2010-1592 vdb-entry
- USN-930-2 vendor-advisory
- 1023817 vdb-entry
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=555109
- RHSA-2010:0500 vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SA:2010:030 vendor-advisory
- http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20001126-245.html
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6844 vdb-entry signature
- 40323 third-party-advisory
- http://twitter.com/thezdi/statuses/11005277222
- 40401 third-party-advisory
- FEDORA-2010-10344 vendor-advisory
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-25.html
- 40326 third-party-advisory
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100091069