[Bug 236762] [NEW] [CVE-2008-2419] Firefox JSframe heap corruption vulnerability

[Alexander Konovalenko]

*** This bug is a security vulnerability ***

Public security bug reported:

Binary package hint: firefox

CVE-2008-2419 description:

"Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.14 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of
service (heap corruption and application crash) or possibly execute
arbitrary code by triggering an error condition during certain Iframe
operations between a JSframe write and a JSframe close, as demonstrated
by an error in loading an empty Java applet defined by a
'src="javascript:"' sequence."

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2419

Are Firefox 3.0 beta 5 and rc1 also affected by this?

** Affects: firefox (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Affects: firefox-3.0 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Visibility changed to: Public

** CVE added: http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-
bin/cvename.cgi?name=2008-2419

** Also affects: firefox-3.0 (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

-- 
[CVE-2008-2419] Firefox JSframe heap corruption vulnerability
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/236762
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Mozilla
Bugs, which is subscribed to firefox in ubuntu.