CVE-2009-2469

N/A Unknown
Published: July 22, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.12 does not properly handle an SVG element that has a property with a watch function and an __defineSetter__ function, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted document, related to a certain pointer misinterpretation.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35914
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35944
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36005
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/36145
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-37.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35758
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1972
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1162.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35914
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35944
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36005
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/36145
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-265068-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-37.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35758
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1972
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2152
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=488995
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
4.1%
89th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

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