CVE-2009-3986

N/A Unknown
Published: December 17, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.16 and 3.5.x before 3.5.6, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript with chrome privileges by leveraging a reference to a chrome window from a content window, related to the window.opener property.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37699
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37704
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37785
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37813
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/37856
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/37881
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023344
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023345
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1956
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-70.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2009_63_firefox.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37349
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37365
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-873-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-874-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3547
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=522430
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=546724
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54803
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11568
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8489
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1674.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00995.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg01034.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg01041.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/37699
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37704
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37785
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37813
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/37856
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/37881
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023344
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023345
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1956
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-70.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2009_63_firefox.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37349
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37365
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-873-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-874-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3547
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=522430
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=546724
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54803
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11568
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8489
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1674.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00995.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg01034.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg01041.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.0%
84th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-94

Affected Vendors

mozilla

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