9.3
CRITICAL
CVE-2009-1169
Mozilla Firefox XSLT Transformer Code Execution and Denial of Service
Description

The txMozillaXSLTProcessor::TransformToDoc function in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.8 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.16 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an XML file with a crafted XSLT transform.

INFO

Published Date :

March 27, 2009, 12:30 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2009-1169 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mozilla firefox
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2009-1169.

URL Resource
http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=3013
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00008.html Patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00009.html Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/34471 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34486 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34505 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34510 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34511 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34521 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34527 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34549 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34550 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34792 Vendor Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-113.htm
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1756
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:084
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-12.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0397.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0398.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34235 Exploit Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021939
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-745-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0853 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=460090
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=485217 Patch
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=485286 Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49439
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11372
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8285
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg01023.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg01040.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg01077.html
http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=3013
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00008.html Patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00009.html Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/34471 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34486 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34505 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34510 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34511 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34521 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34527 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34549 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34550 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34792 Vendor Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-113.htm
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1756
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:084
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-12.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0397.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0398.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34235 Exploit Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021939
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-745-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0853 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=460090
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=485217 Patch
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=485286 Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49439
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11372
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8285
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg01023.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg01040.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg01077.html

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2009-1169 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2009-1169 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=3013
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00008.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00009.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/34471
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/34486
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/34505
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/34510
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/34511
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/34521
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/34527
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/34549
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/34550
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/34792
    Added Reference http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-113.htm
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1756
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:084
    Added Reference http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-12.html
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0397.html
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0398.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34235
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021939
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-745-1
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0853
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=460090
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=485217
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=485286
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49439
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11372
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8285
    Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg01023.html
    Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg01040.html
    Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg01077.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/8285 [Exploit]
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11372 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8285 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11372 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 17, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/49439 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49439 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 27, 2009

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2009-1169 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2009-1169 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

42.19 }} 4.00%

score

0.97264

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
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