# CVE-2009-0772: The layout engine in Mozilla Firefox 2 and 3 before 3.0.7, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.21, and SeaMonkey 1.1.15 allows remote attackers to caus

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2009-03-05 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The layout engine in Mozilla Firefox 2 and 3 before 3.0.7, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.21, and SeaMonkey 1.1.15 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to nsCSSStyleSheet::GetOwnerNode, events, and garbage collection, which triggers memory corruption.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0315.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00009.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00002.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1830
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0632
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5945
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg01077.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1751
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9609
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.405420
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0325.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0258.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5703
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34140
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-07.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:083
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34464
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34272
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34417
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34527
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34145
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00769.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00771.html
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.433952
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34137

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