9.3
CRITICAL
CVE-2009-2404
Mozilla NSS Regular-expression Parser Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in a regular-expression parser in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.12.3, as used in Firefox, Thunderbird, SeaMonkey, Evolution, Pidgin, and AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), allows remote SSL servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) field of an X.509 certificate, related to the cert_TestHostName function.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 3, 2009, 2:30 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 1:04 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2009-2404 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
4 Mozilla network_security_services
1 Pidgin pidgin
1 Gnome evolution
1 Aol instant_messenger
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-2009-2404.

URL Resource
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1185.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/36088 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36102 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36125 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36139 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36157 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36434
http://secunia.com/advisories/37098
http://secunia.com/advisories/39428
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-273910-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1021030.1-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1021699.1-1
http://www.blackhat.com/presentations/bh-usa-09/MARLINSPIKE/BHUSA09-Marlinspike-DefeatSSL-SLIDES.pdf
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1874
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:197
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:216
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-43.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2009_48_firefox.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2010-099504.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1207.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35891 Patch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-810-1
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-103B.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2085 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=512912
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11174
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8658
https://usn.ubuntu.com/810-2/
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1185.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/36088 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36102 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36125 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36139 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36157 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36434
http://secunia.com/advisories/37098
http://secunia.com/advisories/39428
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-273910-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1021030.1-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1021699.1-1
http://www.blackhat.com/presentations/bh-usa-09/MARLINSPIKE/BHUSA09-Marlinspike-DefeatSSL-SLIDES.pdf
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1874
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:197
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:216
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-43.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2009_48_firefox.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2010-099504.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1207.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35891 Patch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-810-1
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-103B.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2085 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=512912
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11174
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8658
https://usn.ubuntu.com/810-2/

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

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1185.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/36088
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/36102
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/36125
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/36139
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/36157
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/36434
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/37098
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/39428
    Added Reference http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-273910-1
    Added Reference http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1021030.1-1
    Added Reference http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1021699.1-1
    Added Reference http://www.blackhat.com/presentations/bh-usa-09/MARLINSPIKE/BHUSA09-Marlinspike-DefeatSSL-SLIDES.pdf
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1874
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:197
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:216
    Added Reference http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-43.html
    Added Reference http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2009_48_firefox.html
    Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2010-099504.html
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1207.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35891
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-810-1
    Added Reference http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-103B.html
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2085
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=512912
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11174
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8658
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/810-2/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Oct. 03, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.ubuntulinux.org/support/documentation/usn/usn-810-2 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/810-2/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11174 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8658 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8658 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11174 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 03, 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.
Exploit Prediction

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

38.02 }} -22.43%

score

0.97229

percentile

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