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Mozilla Products CSS Objects Handling Code Execution
Secunia Advisory:	SA30761	Advisory Toolbox: Issue ticket Save in to-do list Mark as handled Exploit information Download as PDF Review actions Add comment
Release Date:	2008-06-19
Last Update:	2008-07-24
Popularity:	27,217 views

Critical:	Highly critical
Impact:	System access
Where:	From remote
Solution Status:	Vendor Patch

Software:	Mozilla Firefox 2.0.x Mozilla Firefox 3.x Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.x Mozilla Thunderbird 2.x

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CVE reference:	CVE-2008-2785

Description: A vulnerability has been reported in Mozilla Firefox, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system. The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the handling of reference counters for CSS objects. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary code via an overly large number of references to a common CSS object The vulnerability is reported in versions prior to Firefox 3.0.1 and 2.0.0.16, Thunderbird 2.0.0.16, and SeaMonkey 1.1.11. Solution: Update to the fixed versions. Firefox 3.x: Update to version 3.0.1. http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/ Firefox 2.x: Update to version 2.0.0.16. http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-older.html Thunderbird: Update to version 2.0.0.16. http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/thunderbird/ SeaMonkey: Update to version 1.1.11. http://www.mozilla.org/projects/seamonkey/ Provided and/or discovered by: Reported via the Zero Day Initiative. Changelog: 2008-06-20: Added CVE reference. 2008-07-16: Updated advisory based on new information from Mozilla. Added Thunderbird and SeaMonkey in list of affected software. 2008-07-17: Firefox version 3.0.1 released. 2008-07-18: Added reporter link to the "Original Advisory" section. 2008-07-24: Updated "Solution" section due to the availability of the fixed Thunderbird version. Original Advisory: MFSA 2008-34: http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-34.html TippingPoint: http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2...8/vulnerability-in-mozilla-firefox-30 http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-044/

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