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Mozilla Firefox for Mac OS X GIF Rendering Code Execution Vulnerability

Last Update Date: 28 Jan 2011 Release Date: 18 Jul 2008 5462 Views

RISK: Medium Risk

A vulnerability has been identified in Mozilla Firefox for Mac OS X, which could be exploited by remote attackers to compromise a vulnerable system. This issue is caused by an error in the Mozilla graphics code when handling malformed GIF data, which could be exploited by attackers to cause a vulnerable browser to free an uninitialized pointer and execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted web page.


Impact

  • Remote Code Execution

System / Technologies affected

  • Mozilla Firefox versions prior to 3.0.1

Solutions

Before installation of the software, please visit the software manufacturer web-site for more details.


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