National Cyber Awareness System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2009-2463

Overview

Multiple integer overflows in the (1) PL_Base64Decode and (2) PL_Base64Encode functions in nsprpub/lib/libc/src/base64.c in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.12, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.24, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.19 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors that trigger buffer overflows.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2009-1972

Type: Advisory; Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1972

External Source: BID

Name: 35758

Type: Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35758

External Source: FEDORA

Name: FEDORA-2009-7961

Hyperlink:https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01032.html

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=492779

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=492779

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2010-0650

Hyperlink:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0650

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2010-0648

Hyperlink:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0648

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2009-2152

Hyperlink:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2152

External Source: UBUNTU

Name: USN-915-1

Hyperlink:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-915-1

External Source: REDHAT

Name: RHSA-2010:0154

Hyperlink:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0154.html

External Source: REDHAT

Name: RHSA-2010:0153

Hyperlink:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0153.html

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-07.html

Hyperlink:http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-07.html

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-34.html

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-34.html

External Source: SUNALERT

Name: 1020800

Hyperlink:http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1020800.1-1

External Source: SUNALERT

Name: 265068

Hyperlink:http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-265068-1

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 39001

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/39001

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 38977

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/38977

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 36145

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/36145

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 36005

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/36005

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 35947

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/35947

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 35944

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/35944

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 35943

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/35943

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 35914

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/35914

External Source: REDHAT

Name: RHSA-2009:1163

Hyperlink:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1163.html

External Source: REDHAT

Name: RHSA-2009:1162

Hyperlink:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1162.html

External Source: OVAL

Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10369

Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10369

External Source: SUSE

Name: SUSE-SR:2010:013

Hyperlink:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00001.html

External Source: SUSE

Name: SUSE-SA:2009:042

Hyperlink:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-08/msg00002.html

External Source: SUSE

Name: SUSE-SA:2009:039

Hyperlink:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00005.html

References to Check Content

Identifier:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10369

Check System:http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5

Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/DownloadDefinition?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10369