CVE-2009-3987
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2009-3987 |
|---|---|
| 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 | The GeckoActiveXObject function in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.16 and 3.5.x before 3.5.6, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.1, generates different exception messages depending on whether the referenced COM object is listed in the registry, which allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information about installed software by making multiple calls that specify the ProgID values of different COM objects. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
CompleteIntegrity
NoneAvailability
NoneAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Repository / Oval Repository | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| SecurityTracker.com Archives - Mozilla Seamonkey GeckoActiveXObject Discloses Installed COM Objects to Remote Users | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | securitytracker.com | Patch |
| SecurityTracker.com Archives - Mozilla Firefox GeckoActiveXObject Discloses Installed COM Objects to Remote Users | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | securitytracker.com | Patch |
| 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 |
| MFSA 2009-71: GeckoActiveXObject exception messages can be used to enumerate installed COM objects | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mozilla.org | Vendor Advisory |
| Bug 546729 – CVE-2009-3987 Mozilla GeckoActiveXObject exception messages can be used to enumerate installed COM objects | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | |
| 503451 – (CVE-2009-3987) GeckoActiveXObject exception messages can be used to enumerate installed COM objects | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.mozilla.org | |
| RETIRED: Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey MFSA 2009-65 through -71 Multiple Vulnerabilities | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Mozilla Firefox/SeaMonkey GeckoActiveXObject Exception Message COM Object Enumeration Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| 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.