# CVE-2009-0773: The JavaScript engine in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.7, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.21, and SeaMonkey 1.1.15 allows remote attackers to cause a

- 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 JavaScript engine in Mozilla Firefox 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 (1) a splice of an array that contains "some non-set elements," which causes jsarray.cpp to pass an incorrect argument to the ResizeSlots function, which triggers memory corruption; (2) vectors related to js_DecompileValueGenerator, jsopcode.cpp, __defineSetter__, and watch, which triggers an assertion failure or a segmentation fault; and (3) vectors related to gczeal, __defineSetter__, and watch, which triggers a hang.

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## References

- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10491
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0315.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00002.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1830
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6708
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0632
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg01077.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1751
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.405420
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34140
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-07.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5856
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:083
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34464
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34272
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=467499
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34527
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5980
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34145
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=457521
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=472787
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.433952
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34462
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-069.htm
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021795

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