CVE-2009-2470

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Description

Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.12, and 3.5.x before 3.5.2, allows remote SOCKS5 proxy servers to cause a denial of service (data stream corruption) via a long domain name in a reply.

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/36126

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-266148-1

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-38.html

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0153.html

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0154.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35925

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022665

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2142

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0650

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=459524

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52252

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10197

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00198.html

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00261.html

Details

Source: MITRE

Published: 2009-08-04

Updated: 2017-09-19

Type: CWE-20

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Impact Score: 2.9

Exploitability Score: 10

Severity: MEDIUM

Vulnerable Software

Configuration 1

OR

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:rc:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9_rc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0:preview_release:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.6:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0_.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0_.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0_.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0_.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0_.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0_.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0_.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0_8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to 3.5.1 (inclusive)

Tenable Plugins

View all (24 total)

IDNameProductFamilySeverity
68015Oracle Linux 4 : thunderbird (ELSA-2010-0154)NessusOracle Linux Local Security Checks
critical
67922Oracle Linux 4 / 5 : firefox (ELSA-2009-1430)NessusOracle Linux Local Security Checks
critical
67894Oracle Linux 3 / 4 : seamonkey (ELSA-2009-1163)NessusOracle Linux Local Security Checks
critical
67893Oracle Linux 4 / 5 : firefox (ELSA-2009-1162)NessusOracle Linux Local Security Checks
critical
63923RHEL 5 : thunderbird (RHSA-2010:0153)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
critical
63402GLSA-201301-01 : Mozilla Products: Multiple vulnerabilities (BEAST)NessusGentoo Local Security Checks
critical
60750Scientific Linux Security Update : thunderbird on SL4.x, SL5.x i386/x86_64NessusScientific Linux Local Security Checks
critical
46271RHEL 4 : thunderbird (RHSA-2010:0154)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
critical
45521Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : mozilla-thunderbird (MDVSA-2010:071)NessusMandriva Local Security Checks
critical
45361CentOS 5 : thunderbird (CESA-2010:0153)NessusCentOS Local Security Checks
critical
45093CentOS 4 : thunderbird (CESA-2010:0154)NessusCentOS Local Security Checks
critical
43769CentOS 5 : firefox (CESA-2009:1162)NessusCentOS Local Security Checks
critical
40932CentOS 4 / 5 : firefox / seamonkey (CESA-2009:1430)NessusCentOS Local Security Checks
critical
40921RHEL 4 / 5 : firefox (RHSA-2009:1430)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
critical
40485FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (49e8f2ee-8147-11de-a994-0030843d3802)NessusFreeBSD Local Security Checks
high
40484Fedora 10 : Miro-2.0.5-3.fc10 / blam-1.8.5-13.fc10 / epiphany-2.24.3-9.fc10 / etc (2009-8288)NessusFedora Local Security Checks
critical
40483Fedora 11 : kazehakase-0.5.6-11.svn3771_trunk.fc11.4 / Miro-2.0.5-3.fc11 / blam-1.8.5-13.fc11 / etc (2009-8279)NessusFedora Local Security Checks
critical
801300Mozilla Firefox < 3.5.2/3.0.12 Multiple VulnerabilitiesLog Correlation EngineWeb Clients
high
5114Mozilla Firefox < 3.5.2/3.0.12 Multiple VulnerabilitiesNessus Network MonitorWeb Clients
medium
40479Firefox 3.5.x < 3.5.2 Multiple VulnerabilitiesNessusWindows
high
40345CentOS 3 : seamonkey (CESA-2009:1163)NessusCentOS Local Security Checks
critical
40351Firefox < 3.0.12 Multiple VulnerabilitiesNessusWindows
high
40341RHEL 3 / 4 : seamonkey (RHSA-2009:1163)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
critical
40340RHEL 4 / 5 : firefox (RHSA-2009:1162)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
critical