CVE-2009-3382

Firefox crashes with evidence of memory corruption

Published Oct 29, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 10.0 Critical EPSS 10.8% KEV · Not listed
Description
layout/base/nsCSSFrameConstructor.cpp in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox 3.0.x before 3.0.15 does not properly handle first-letter frames, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1922-1 New xulrunner packages fix several vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-853-1 Firefox and Xulrunner vulnerabilities
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 6:22 AM
Reserved
Sep 24, 2009, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 29, 2009, 2:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:11 PM
Severity
Critical
Public date
Oct 27, 2009, 12:00 AM