VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2009-1837

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability4.33%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2009-06-12
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

Race condition in the NPObjWrapper_NewResolve function in modules/plugin/base/src/nsJSNPRuntime.cpp in xul.dll in Mozilla Firefox 3 before 3.0.11 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a page transition during Java applet loading, related to a use-after-free vulnerability for memory associated with a destroyed Java object.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-362: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
  • CWE-416: Use After Free

Primary references