CVE-2009-3072
Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey BinHex Decoder Remote Code Execution and Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.14 and 3.5.x before 3.5.3, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.24, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.19 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the BinHex decoder in netwerk/streamconv/converters/nsBinHexDecoder.cpp, and unknown vectors.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 10, 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 the affected Firefox, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey packages.
- Upgrade to Firefox 3.0.14, Firefox 3.5.3, Thunderbird 2.0.0.24, or later.
- Apply the appropriate vendor security patches.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2009-3072.
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weaknesses.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00001.html Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/36669 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/36670 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/36671 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/36692 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/37098 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/38977 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/39001 Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1885 Added Reference http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-47.html Added Reference http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-07.html Added Reference http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2009_48_firefox.html Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1430.html Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1431.html Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1432.html Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0153.html Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0154.html Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36343 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-915-1 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0648 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0650 Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=494283 Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=501900 Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=508074 Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10349 Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6315 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
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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:10349 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6315 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6315 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10349 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 11, 2009
Action Type Old Value New Value
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 10
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
4.69 }} 0.76%
score
0.88359
percentile