CVE-2009-1313
Mozilla Firefox Mozilla Text Frame Denial of Service/Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
Description
The nsTextFrame::ClearTextRun function in layout/generic/nsTextFrameThebes.cpp in Mozilla Firefox 3.0.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) and probably execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors. NOTE: this vulnerability reportedly exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2009-1302.
INFO
Published Date :
April 30, 2009, 9:30 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update Firefox to the latest version.
- Update the affected packages.
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-2009-1313.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2009-1313 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-2009-1313
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2009-1313 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2009-1313 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.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/34851 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/34866 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/34910 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/34919 Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1022126 Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1022127 Added Reference http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.350967 Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:111 Added Reference http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-23.html Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34743 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-765-1 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1180 Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=489647 Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=489676 Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=490233 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=497447 Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10446 Added Reference https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0449.html -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description The nsTextFrame::ClearTextRun function in layout/generic/nsTextFrameThebes.cpp in Mozilla Firefox 3.0.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) and probably execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors. NOTE: this vulnerability reportedly exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2009-1302. The nsTextFrame::ClearTextRun function in layout/generic/nsTextFrameThebes.cpp in Mozilla Firefox 3.0.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) and probably execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors. NOTE: this vulnerability reportedly exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2009-1302. -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 13, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description The nsTextFrame::ClearTextRun function in layout/generic/nsTextFrameThebes.cpp in Mozilla Firefox 3.0.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) and probably execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors. NOTE: this vulnerability reportedly exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2009-1302. The nsTextFrame::ClearTextRun function in layout/generic/nsTextFrameThebes.cpp in Mozilla Firefox 3.0.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) and probably execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors. NOTE: this vulnerability reportedly exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2009-1302. -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 29, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10446 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10446 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
May. 01, 2009
Action Type Old Value New Value
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 9.3
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
37.93 }} -10.78%
score
0.96903
percentile