QA/Mandatory ASLR:Test Plan
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Bug 728429 - Mandatory ASLR on Windows for binary components
| Feature Status | Target | QA owner | Status |
| Landed | Firefox 13 | Virgil Dicu | Signed off on Aurora |
Summary
- Starting with bug 728429, Firefox will refuse to load XPCOM components DLLs that do not implement ASLR (Address space layout randomization). This concerns binary add-ons compatible with Firefox 13.
Reference
- Implementation bug:
- Test Cases
Use cases
- Install binary add-ons in Firefox 13. DLLs loaded by that respective add-on should have ASLR enabled.
Focus areas - Binary Add-ons
- Binary add-ons are not compatible by default with Firefox. Any incompatible binary add-on should be disabled in Firefox.
- List of binary add-ons to check:
Will not be tested
- Non-binary add-ons
Aurora Sign-off
- Verified on the following platforms with the Aurora Firefox 13 build - Gecko/20120318:
- Windows 7 - PASS
- Windows XP - PASS
- Firefox works fine after binary add-ons installation (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/compatibility/11.0?appver=1-11.0&type=binary). No hangs, crashes occur.
Beta Sign-off
- Verified on the following platforms with the Beta Firefox 13 build:
- Windows 7 x86_64 - PASS
- Windows 7 - PASS
- Windows XP - PASS
- Windows Vista
- Firefox works fine after binary add-ons installation (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/compatibility/11.0?appver=1-11.0&type=binary). No hangs, crashes occur.
