CVE-2009-3979
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2009-3979 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2009-12-17 17:30:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| Description | Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.16 and 3.5.x before 3.5.6, SeaMonkey before 2.0.1, and Thunderbird allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors. |
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: NVD-CWE-noinfo | n/a
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
CompleteIntegrity
CompleteAvailability
CompleteAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 0.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 0.10.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 0.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 0.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 0.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 0.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 0.6.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 0.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 0.7.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 0.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 0.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 0.9 | rc | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 0.9.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 0.9.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 0.9.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 1.0 | preview_release | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 1.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 1.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 1.0.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 1.0.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 1.0.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 1.0.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 1.0.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 1.0.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 1.4.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 1.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 1.5 | beta1 | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 1.5 | beta2 | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 1.5.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 1.5.0.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 1.5.0.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 1.5.0.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 1.5.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 1.5.0.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 1.5.0.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 1.5.0.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 1.5.0.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 1.5.0.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 1.5.0.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 1.5.0.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 1.5.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 1.5.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 1.5.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 1.5.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 1.5.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 1.5.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 1.5.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 1.5.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 1.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 2.0 | beta1 | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 2.0 | beta_1 | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 2.0 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 2.0 | rc3 | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 2.0.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 2.0.0.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 2.0.0.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 2.0.0.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 2.0.0.13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 2.0.0.14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 2.0.0.15 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 2.0.0.16 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 2.0.0.17 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 2.0.0.18 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 2.0.0.19 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 2.0.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 2.0.0.20 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 2.0.0.21 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 2.0.0.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 2.0.0.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 2.0.0.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 2.0.0.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 2.0.0.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 2.0.0.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 2.0.0.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 2.0_.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 2.0_.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 2.0_.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 2.0_.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 2.0_.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 2.0_.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 2.0_.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 2.0_8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 3.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 3.0 | alpha | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 3.0 | beta2 | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 3.0 | beta5 | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 3.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 3.0.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 3.0.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 3.0.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 3.0.13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 3.0.14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 3.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 3.0.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 3.0.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 3.0.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 3.0.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 3.0.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 3.0.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 3.0.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 3.5.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 3.5.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 3.5.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 3.5.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | 3.5.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.0 | alpha | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.0 | beta | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.0.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.0.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.0.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.0.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.0.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.0.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.0.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.0.99 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.1 | alpha | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.1 | beta | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.1.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.1.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.1.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.1.13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.1.14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.1.15 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.1.16 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.1.17 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.1.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.1.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.1.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.1.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.1.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.1.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.1.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.1.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.5.0.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.5.0.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.5.0.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 2.0 | alpha_1 | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 2.0 | alpha_2 | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 2.0 | alpha_3 | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 2.0 | beta_1 | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 2.0 | beta_2 | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 2.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 2.0a1 | All | pre | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | 2.0a1pre | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Seamonkey | All | rc2 | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat update for seamonkey - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| SUSE update for MozillaFirefox - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| USN-873-1: Firefox 3.0 and Xulrunner 1.9 vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | |
| Security Announcement | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.novell.com | |
| USN-874-1: Firefox 3.5 and Xulrunner 1.9.1 vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| 506267 – nsTableCellMap::Synchronize misplaced map | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.mozilla.org | |
| 522374 – "ASSERTION: Creating ContinuingTextFrame, but there is no more content" with image map, bidi | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.mozilla.org | |
| Mozilla Firefox CVE-2009-3979 Multiple Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Red Hat update for firefox - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| SecurityTracker.com Archives - Mozilla Firefox Bugs in JavaScript Engine and Browser Engine Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | securitytracker.com | |
| 494617 – Crash [@ memmove | nsTArray_base::ShiftData | nsXULDocument::ResolveForwardReferences] with overlay, observes, event handlers removing window and xmlhttprequest | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.mozilla.org | |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | Vendor Advisory |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 12 Update: seamonkey-2.0.1-1.fc12 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| Debian update for xulrunner - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| 516237 – nsTreeSelection::SetTree doesn't addref the tree | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.mozilla.org | |
| 479931 – Crash [@ nsTreeContentView::InsertRow] with <xul:tree> and <option> | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.mozilla.org | |
| Support | Red Hat | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | |
| 515811 – "ASSERTION: Some PresArena objects were not freed" with -moz-column, floats, huge font | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.mozilla.org | |
| Repository / Oval Repository | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Mozilla SeaMonkey Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 11 Update: firefox-3.5.6-1.fc11 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| 293347 – XSLT with document.write crashes [@ nsScrollPortView::~nsScrollPortView] | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.mozilla.org | |
| Fedora update for xulrunner - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| SecurityTracker.com Archives - Mozilla Seamonkey Bugs in JavaScript Engine and Browser Engine Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | securitytracker.com | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1956-1 xulrunner | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| Bug 546694 – CVE-2009-3979 Mozilla crash with evidence of memory corruption | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | |
| RETIRED: Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey MFSA 2009-65 through -71 Multiple Vulnerabilities | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| 457514 – Crash [@ NeedFrameFor] with floating :first-letter | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.mozilla.org | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 12 Update: gnome-python2-extras-2.25.3-14.fc12 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| Webmail - OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| MFSA 2009-65: Crashes with evidence of memory corruption (rv:1.9.1.6/ 1.9.0.16) | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mozilla.org | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| Repository / Oval Repository | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.