CVE-2009-2404

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Summary

CVECVE-2009-2404
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-08-03 14:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionHeap-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.

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-119 | 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 Aol Instant Messenger All All All All
Application Gnome Evolution All All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox All All All All
Application Mozilla Network Security Services 3.12.3 All All All
Application Mozilla Seamonkey All All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird All All All All
Application Pidgin Pidgin All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

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Ubuntu update for nspr - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2009:216 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Mozilla Firefox Network Security Services Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Mozilla Thunderbird / SeaMonkey Network Security Services Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
#273910: This Alert covers CVE-2009-2404 and CVE-2009-0688 for the Directory Server component of the Sun ONE Directory Server and Sun Java System Directory Server products. af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sunsolve.sun.com
www.blackhat.com/presentations/bh-usa-09/MARLINSPIKE/BHUSA09-Marlinspike-Defea... af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.blackhat.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2009:197 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Bug 512912 – CVE-2009-2404 nss regexp heap overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
Red Hat update for seamonkey - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Debian update for nss - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
SUSE update for MozillaFirefox - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
USN-810-2: NSPR update | Ubuntu security notices af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 usn.ubuntu.com
USN-810-1: NSS vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA10-103B -- Oracle Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.us-cert.gov US Government Resource
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Mozilla Firefox and Seamonkey Regular Expression Parsing Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Patch
Ubuntu update for nss - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1874-1 nss af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
MFSA 2009-43: Heap overflow in certificate regexp parsing af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mozilla.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
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Security Announcement af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.novell.com
Sun Java System Directory Server Two Vulnerabilities - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
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Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2010 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
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