CVE-2009-2665

Summary

CVECVE-2009-2665
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-08-04 16:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe nsDocument::SetScriptGlobalObject function in content/base/src/nsDocument.cpp in Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x before 3.5.2, when certain add-ons are enabled, does not properly handle a Link HTTP header, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript with chrome privileges via a crafted web page, related to an incorrect security wrapper.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 10 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-94 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Mozilla Firefox 3.5 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 3.5.1 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 3.5.2 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Fedora update for firefox and xulrunner - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
#266148: Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in Firefox Versions Prior to 3.5.2 May Allow Execution of Arbitrary Code or Application Crash af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sunsolve.sun.com
Mozilla Firefox Incorrect Security Wrapper JavaScript Chrome Privilege Escalation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 11 Update: firefox-3.5.2-2.fc11 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
498897 – (CVE-2009-2665) Web code gets "permission denied" error if a content policy is present af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.mozilla.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 10 Update: firefox-3.0.13-1.fc10 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
MFSA 2009-46: Chrome privilege escalation due to incorrectly cached wrapper af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mozilla.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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