9.3
CRITICAL
CVE-2009-1833
Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey JavaScript Engine Denial of Service/Arbitrary Code Execution
Description

The JavaScript engine in Mozilla Firefox 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) js_LeaveSharpObject, (2) ParseXMLSource, and (3) a certain assertion in jsinterp.c; 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-2009-1833 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-2009-1833.

URL Resource
http://osvdb.org/55152
http://osvdb.org/55153
http://osvdb.org/55154
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1096.html
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.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/35372
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=369696 Exploit
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=426520 Exploit
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=427196 Exploit
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=487204
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=503570 Exploit
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11487
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1095.html
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-2009-1833 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2009-1833 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:11487 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11487 [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-2009-1833 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-2009-1833 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

14.19 }} 2.27%

score

0.95196

percentile

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