9.3
CRITICAL
CVE-2009-1392
Mozilla Firefox arbitrary code execution and denial of service vulnerability
Description

The browser engine in Mozilla Firefox 3 before 3.0.11, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.22, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.17 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to (1) nsEventStateManager::GetContentState and nsNativeTheme::CheckBooleanAttr; (2) UnhookTextRunFromFrames and ClearAllTextRunReferences; (3) nsTextFrame::ClearTextRun; (4) IsPercentageAware; (5) PL_DHashTableFinish; (6) nsListBoxBodyFrame::GetNextItemBox; (7) AtomTableClearEntry, related to the atom table, DOM mutation events, and Unicode surrogates; (8) nsHTMLEditor::HideResizers; and (9) nsWindow::SetCursor, related to changing the cursor; and other vectors.

INFO

Published Date :

June 12, 2009, 9:30 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 30, 2018, 4:25 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2009-1392 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
2 Mozilla thunderbird
3 Mozilla seamonkey
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-2009-1392.

URL Resource
http://osvdb.org/55144
http://osvdb.org/55145
http://osvdb.org/55146
http://osvdb.org/55147
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1096.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35331 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35415
http://secunia.com/advisories/35428 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35431 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35439 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35440 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35468
http://secunia.com/advisories/35536
http://secunia.com/advisories/35561
http://secunia.com/advisories/35602
http://securitytracker.com/id?1022376 Patch
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.372468
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.425408
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-265068-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1020800.1-1
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1820
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1830
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:141
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-24.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1125.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1126.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35326
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35370
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022397
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.454275
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-782-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1572 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2152
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=380359 Exploit
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=429969 Exploit
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=431086 Exploit
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=432068 Exploit
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=451341 Exploit
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=472776 Exploit
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=486398 Exploit
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=489041 Exploit
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=490410 Exploit
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=490425
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=490513 Exploit
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=503568 Exploit
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9501
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1095.html Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00574.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00657.html

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).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2009-1392 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2009-1392 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 [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1:*:beta:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • 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:9501 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9501 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 15, 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-2009-1392 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-2009-1392 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

94.07 }} -0.72%

score

0.99093

percentile

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