CVE-2009-3978

N/A Unknown
Published: November 19, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

The nsGIFDecoder2::GifWrite function in decoders/gif/nsGIFDecoder2.cpp in libpr0n in Mozilla Firefox before 3.5.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via an animated GIF file with a large image size, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-3373.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://hg.mozilla.org/releases/mozilla-1.9.1/rev/edf189567edc
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Mozilla-fixes-critical-bugs-with-Firefox-3-5-5-852070.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.5.5/releasenotes/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=525326
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://wiki.mozilla.org/Releases/Firefox_3.5.5/Test_Plan
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://hg.mozilla.org/releases/mozilla-1.9.1/rev/edf189567edc
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Mozilla-fixes-critical-bugs-with-Firefox-3-5-5-852070.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.5.5/releasenotes/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=525326
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://wiki.mozilla.org/Releases/Firefox_3.5.5/Test_Plan
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch

10 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.7%
72th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

mozilla