Veracode Vulnerability DatabaseVERACODE:24857Arbitrary Code Execution
0.917 High
EPSS
Percentile
98.9%
firefox is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution. The vulnerability exists as a use-after-free flaw was found in the way Firefox removed nsDOMAttribute child nodes. In certain circumstances, due to the premature otification of AttributeChildRemoved, a malicious script could possibly use this flaw to cause Firefox to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running Firefox.
References
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-02/msg00003.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-02/msg00007.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-02/msg00011.html
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:013
www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-04.html
www.mozilla.org/security/known-vulnerabilities/firefox36.html#firefox3.6.26
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0079
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical
bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=708198
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14697
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