CVE-2009-1313

Summary

CVECVE-2009-1313
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-04-30 21:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 9.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-399 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Mozilla Firefox 3.0.9 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Slackware update for mozilla-firefox - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
(Red Hat Issues Fix) Mozilla Firefox Bug in nsTextFrame::ClearTextRun() May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
Mozilla Firefox 'nsTextFrame::ClearTextRun()' Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2009:111 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Ubuntu update for firefox-3.0 and xulrunner-1.9 - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
490233 – crash while displaying this url af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.mozilla.org
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Bug 497447 – CVE-2009-1313 Firefox crash in nsTextFrame::ClearTextRun() af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
USN-765-1: Firefox and Xulrunner vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
The Slackware Linux Project: Slackware Security Advisories af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 slackware.com
Mozilla Firefox "nsTextFrame::ClearTextRun()" Memory Corruption - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
489647 – (CVE-2009-1313) New 1.9.0.9 topcrash [@nsTextFrame::ClearTextRun()] af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.mozilla.org
489676 – fx-win32-1.9-slave07 and fx-win32-1.9-slave08 failing in mochitests for no apparent reason af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.mozilla.org
Mozilla Firefox Bug in nsTextFrame::ClearTextRun() May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
MFSA 2009-23: Crash in nsTextFrame::ClearTextRun() af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mozilla.org
Red Hat update for firefox - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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