Mozilla Firefox Floating Point Number Conversion Memory Corruption

Publish date: February 15, 2011
  Severity: CRITICAL
  CVE Identifier: CVE-2009-1563
  Advisory Date: FEB 15, 2011

  DESCRIPTION

Array index error in Mozilla Firefox 3.0.x before 3.0.15 and 3.5.x before 3.5.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string that triggers incorrect memory allocation and a heap-based buffer overflow during conversion to a floating-point number.

  TREND MICRO PROTECTION INFORMATION

Trend Micro Deep Security shields networks through Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) rules. Trend Micro customers using OfficeScan with Intrusion Defense Firewall (IDF) plugin are also protected from attacks using these vulnerabilities. Please refer to the filter number and filter name when applying appropriate DPI and/or IDF rules.

  SOLUTION

  Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Number: 1003809
  Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Name: 1003809 - Mozilla Firefox Floating Point Number Conversion Memory Corruption

  AFFECTED SOFTWARE AND VERSION

  • mozilla firefox 3.0
  • mozilla firefox 3.0.1
  • mozilla firefox 3.0.10
  • mozilla firefox 3.0.11
  • mozilla firefox 3.0.12
  • mozilla firefox 3.0.13
  • mozilla firefox 3.0.2
  • mozilla firefox 3.0.3
  • mozilla firefox 3.0.4
  • mozilla firefox 3.0.5
  • mozilla firefox 3.0.6
  • mozilla firefox 3.0.7
  • mozilla firefox 3.0.8
  • mozilla firefox 3.0.9
  • mozilla firefox 3.5.1
  • mozilla firefox 3.5.2
  • mozilla firefox 3.5.3

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