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Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2009-3981

Original release date:12/17/2009
Last revised:08/21/2010
Source: US-CERT/NIST

Overview

Unspecified vulnerability in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.16, SeaMonkey before 2.0.1, and Thunderbird allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
CVSS v2 Base Score:9.3 (HIGH) (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) (legend)
Impact Subscore: 10.0
Exploitability Subscore: 8.6
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable; Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows unauthorized modification; Allows disruption of service

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External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-65.html
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2009:1674
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=546713
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=468771
External Source: XF
Name: firefox-browser-engine-code-exec(54801)
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2009-3547
Type: Advisory
External Source: UBUNTU
Name: USN-873-1
External Source: BID
Name: 37363
External Source: BID
Name: 37349
External Source: SUSE
Name: SUSE-SA:2009:063
External Source: DEBIAN
Name: DSA-1956
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1023334
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1023333
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 37881
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 37813
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 37785
Type: Advisory
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 37704
Type: Advisory
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 37699
Type: Advisory
External Source: OVAL
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8584
External Source: OVAL
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8523

References to Check Content

Identifier:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8523
Check System:http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5
Identifier:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8584
Check System:http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5

Vulnerable software and versions

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spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.8
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.7
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.6
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.5
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.4
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.3
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.2
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:alpha
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:beta
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.10
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.99
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.9
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.14
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.12
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.15
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.4
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.16
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.3
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.17
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.2
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.13
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.11
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.6
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.9
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.5
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1:alpha
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.8
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1:beta
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.7
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.5.0.10
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:alpha_2
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:alpha_1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.5.0.8
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.5.0.9
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:rc1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:beta_2
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:beta_1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:alpha_3
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0a1::pre
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0a1pre
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:rc2 and previous versions
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:0.10.1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:0.6.1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:0.3
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:0.4
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:0.5
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:0.6
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:0.1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:0.2
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:0.10
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:0.8
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:0.9
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.3
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:0.7
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.2
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:0.7.1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.0
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:rc
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.0:preview_release
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.3
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.2
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.5
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.4
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.7
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.6
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.8
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.4
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.4.1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.5
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.2
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.3
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.11
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.12
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.10
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.5
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.6
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.5
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.3
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.4
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.2
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.8
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.9
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.6
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.7
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.5:beta2
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.8
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.8
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.7
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:1.5:beta1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.10
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.11
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.12
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.13
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.14
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.15
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.16
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.17
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.18
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.19
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.2
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.20
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.21
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.3
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.4
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.5
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.6
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.7
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.8
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.9
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:beta_1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:beta1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0_.1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0_.10
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0_.4
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0_.5
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:rc3
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0_.6
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0_.7
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0_.9
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:rc2
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0_8
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:3.0
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.10
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.11
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.12
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.13
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.14
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.2
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.3
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.4
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.5
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.6
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.7
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.8
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.9
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:beta5
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:beta2
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:alpha
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.15 and previous versions
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird
* Denotes Vulnerable Software

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