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Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2009-3078

Original release date:09/10/2009
Last revised:10/23/2012
Source: US-CERT/NIST

Overview

Visual truncation vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.14, and 3.5.x before 3.5.3, allows remote attackers to trigger a vertical scroll and spoof URLs via unspecified Unicode characters with a tall line-height property.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
CVSS v2 Base Score:5.0 (MEDIUM) (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) (legend)
Impact Subscore: 2.9
Exploitability Subscore: 10.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized modification

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External Source: CONFIRM
Name: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=453827
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1022875
External Source: BID
Name: 36343
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2009:1430
External Source: SUSE
Name: SUSE-SA:2009:048
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-50.html
Type: Advisory
External Source: DEBIAN
Name: DSA-1885
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 37098
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 36692
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 36671
Type: Advisory
External Source: BID
Name: 36671
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 36670
External Source: OVAL
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5418
External Source: OVAL
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10871

References to Check Content

Identifier:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5418
Check System:http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5
Identifier:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10871
Check System:http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5

Vulnerable software and versions

Nav control imageConfiguration 1
line trunkNav control imageOR
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.14
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.12
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.1
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.19
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:0.10
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:0.8
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:0.10.1
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.1
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:0.9
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.3
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:beta_1
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.2
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.1
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.5
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.0
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.20
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:rc
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.3
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.2
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.5
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:3.0
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.4
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.7
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.6
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.5
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.9
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.8
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0_.1
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0_.10
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0_.4
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0_.5
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0_.6
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0_.7
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0_.9
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0_8
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.21
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.10
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.17
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.11
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.16
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.4.1
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.15
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:0.6.1
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:0.7
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:0.7.1
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.0:preview_release
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:0.3
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:0.4
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:0.5
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:0.6
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:0.1
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:0.2
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.4
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.5
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.2
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.3
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.11
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.12
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.7
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.1
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.10
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.3
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.4
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.1
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.2
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.8
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.9
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.6
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.7
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.5:beta2
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:beta1
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.8
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.8
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.7
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.6
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.5
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.6
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.5
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.4
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:0.9_rc
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.3
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.2
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.1
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.2
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:rc3
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:rc2
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.3
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.11
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.8
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.12
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.13
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.6
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.10
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.5:beta1
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.4
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.18
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.7
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.8
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.9
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:alpha
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:beta2
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:beta5
line trunkspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.13 and previous versions
Nav control imageConfiguration 2
spacerNav control imageOR
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:3.5
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.2
* Denotes Vulnerable Software

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