CVE-2009-1837

Publication date 12 June 2009

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.5 · High

Score breakdown

Description

Race condition in the NPObjWrapper_NewResolve function in modules/plugin/base/src/nsJSNPRuntime.cpp in xul.dll in Mozilla Firefox 3 before 3.0.11 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a page transition during Java applet loading, related to a use-after-free vulnerability for memory associated with a destroyed Java object.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
firefox 9.10 karmic Not in release
9.04 jaunty Not in release
8.10 intrepid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy
Not affected
6.06 LTS dapper Ignored end of life
xulrunner-1.9 9.10 karmic Not in release
9.04 jaunty
Fixed 1.9.0.11+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1
8.10 intrepid
Fixed 1.9.0.11+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.10.2
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 1.9.0.11+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
xulrunner-1.9.1 9.10 karmic
Fixed 1.9.1~rc2+nobinonly-0ubuntu1
9.04 jaunty
Fixed 1.9.1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1
8.10 intrepid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.5 · High
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-779-1
    • Firefox and Xulrunner vulnerabilities
    • 12 June 2009

Other references