CVE-2009-3985

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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 associate spoofed content with an invalid URL by setting document.location to this URL, and then writing arbitrary web script or HTML to the associated blank document, a related issue to CVE-2009-2654.

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/37699

http://secunia.com/advisories/37704

http://secunia.com/advisories/37785

http://secunia.com/advisories/37813

http://secunia.com/advisories/37856

http://secunia.com/advisories/37881

http://securitytracker.com/id?1023342

http://securitytracker.com/id?1023343

http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1956

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-69.html

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2009_63_firefox.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37349

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37370

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-873-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-874-1

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3547

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=514232

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=546726

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54808

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8480

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9911

https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1674.html

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00995.html

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg01034.html

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg01041.html

Details

Source: MITRE

Published: 2009-12-17

Updated: 2017-09-19

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

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

Impact Score: 6.4

Exploitability Score: 8.6

Severity: MEDIUM

Vulnerable Software

Configuration 1

OR

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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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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

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

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

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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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

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

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

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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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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

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

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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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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

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

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cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to 3.0.15 (inclusive)

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.5.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:alpha_1:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:alpha_2:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:alpha_3:*:*:*:*:*:*

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

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:beta_2:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to 2.0 (inclusive)

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0a1:*:pre:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0a1pre:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Tenable Plugins

View all (35 total)

IDNameProductFamilySeverity
67975Oracle Linux 4 / 5 : firefox (ELSA-2009-1674)NessusOracle Linux Local Security Checks
high
67974Oracle Linux 3 / 4 : seamonkey (ELSA-2009-1673)NessusOracle Linux Local Security Checks
high
63402GLSA-201301-01 : Mozilla Products: Multiple vulnerabilities (BEAST)NessusGentoo Local Security Checks
critical
60709Scientific Linux Security Update : firefox on SL4.x, SL5.x i386/x86_64NessusScientific Linux Local Security Checks
high
49898SuSE 10 Security Update : XULRunner (ZYPP Patch Number 6734)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
high
49889SuSE 10 Security Update : Mozilla Firefox (ZYPP Patch Number 6735)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
high
48162Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : firefox (MDVSA-2009:338)NessusMandriva Local Security Checks
high
44821Debian DSA-1956-1 : xulrunner - several vulnerabilitiesNessusDebian Local Security Checks
high
43824Ubuntu 9.10 : firefox-3.5, xulrunner-1.9.1 regression (USN-878-1)NessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
high
43823Ubuntu 8.04 LTS / 8.10 / 9.04 : firefox-3.0, xulrunner-1.9 regression (USN-877-1)NessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
high
43619openSUSE Security Update : seamonkey (seamonkey-1738)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
high
43399SuSE 10 Security Update : XULRunner (ZYPP Patch Number 6736)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
high
43397SuSE 10 Security Update : Mozilla Firefox (ZYPP Patch Number 6733)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
high
43396openSUSE Security Update : MozillaFirefox (MozillaFirefox-1727)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
high
43395openSUSE Security Update : MozillaFirefox (MozillaFirefox-1727)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
high
43394Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : firefox (MDVSA-2009:339)NessusMandriva Local Security Checks
high
43388SuSE 11 Security Update : XULRunner (SAT Patch Number 1716)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
high
43386SuSE 11 Security Update : Mozilla Firefox (SAT Patch Number 1709)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
high
43383openSUSE Security Update : MozillaFirefox (MozillaFirefox-1708)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
high
43367Ubuntu 9.10 : firefox-3.5, xulrunner-1.9.1 vulnerabilities (USN-874-1)NessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
high
43366Ubuntu 8.04 LTS / 8.10 / 9.04 : firefox-3.0, xulrunner-1.9 vulnerabilities (USN-873-1)NessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
high
43356CentOS 4 / 5 : firefox (CESA-2009:1674)NessusCentOS Local Security Checks
high
43355CentOS 4 : seamonkey (CESA-2009:1673)NessusCentOS Local Security Checks
high
43339Fedora 12 : Miro-2.5.2-7.fc12 / blam-1.8.5-21.fc12 / firefox-3.5.6-1.fc12 / galeon-2.0.7-19.fc12 / etc (2009-13366)NessusFedora Local Security Checks
high
43336Fedora 12 : seamonkey-2.0.1-1.fc12 (2009-13362)NessusFedora Local Security Checks
high
43334Fedora 11 : Miro-2.5.2-7.fc11 / blam-1.8.5-17.fc11 / chmsee-1.0.1-14.fc11 / epiphany-2.26.3-7.fc11 / etc (2009-13333)NessusFedora Local Security Checks
high
43176FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (01c57d20-ea26-11de-bd39-00248c9b4be7)NessusFreeBSD Local Security Checks
high
801360Mozilla SeaMonkey < 2.0.1 Multiple VulnerabilitiesLog Correlation EngineWeb Clients
high
5265SeaMonkey < 2.0.1 Multiple VulnerabilitiesNessus Network MonitorWeb Clients
medium
5264Mozilla Firefox < 3.0.16 / 3.5.6 Multiple VulnerabilitiesNessus Network MonitorWeb Clients
medium
43175SeaMonkey < 2.0.1 Multiple VulnerabilitiesNessusWindows
high
43174Firefox 3.5 < 3.5.6 Multiple VulnerabilitiesNessusWindows
high
43173Firefox < 3.0.16 Multiple VulnerabilitiesNessusWindows
high
43171RHEL 4 / 5 : firefox (RHSA-2009:1674)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
high
43170RHEL 3 / 4 : seamonkey (RHSA-2009:1673)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
high