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>> Mozilla Firefox for Mac OS X GIF Rendering Code Execution Vulnerability
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Title : Mozilla Firefox for Mac OS X GIF Rendering Code Execution Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2008-2125
CVE ID : CVE-2008-2934
CWE ID : CWE-20
Rated as : Critical 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2008-07-17
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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.
Affected Products
Mozilla Firefox versions prior to 3.0.1
Solution
Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox version 3.0.1 :
http://getfirefox.com/
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2125
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-36.html
Credits
Vulnerability reported by Drew Yao (Apple Product Security).
ChangeLog
2008-07-17 : Initial release
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