CVE-2009-1834

N/A Unknown
Published: June 12, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Visual truncation vulnerability in netwerk/dns/src/nsIDNService.cpp in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.11 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.17 allows remote attackers to spoof the location bar via an IDN with invalid Unicode characters that are displayed as whitespace, as demonstrated by the \u115A through \u115E characters.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://osvdb.org/55162
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/35331
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35415
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/35431
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35439
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35468
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-25.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35326
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35388
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1572
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=479413
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit
http://osvdb.org/55162
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35331
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35415
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35431
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35439
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35468
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-264308-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1820
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-25.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35326
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35388
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1572
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=479413
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=503573
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1095.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

38 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
11.4%
94th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

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