Veracode Vulnerability DatabaseVERACODE:23871Remote Code Execution (RCE)
9.3 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Mozilla Firefox is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE). A flaw was found in the Firefox Proxy Auto-Configuration (PAC) file processor. If Firefox loads a malicious PAC file, it could crash Firefox or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running Firefox.
References
sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-272909-1
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:294
www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-55.html
www.mozilla.org/security/known-vulnerabilities/firefox30.html#firefox3.0.15
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3334
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1530
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical
bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=500644
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10977
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6347
Related
9.3 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C