CVE-2009-3987

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

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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/37785
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023346
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023347
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-71.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37349
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37360
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=503451
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=546729
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54798
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7958
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/37699
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37785
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023346
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023347
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-71.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37349
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37360
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=503451
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=546729
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54798
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7958
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

24 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.8%
74th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-200

Affected Vendors

mozilla

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