CVE-2009-1303

Description

The browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.9, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.22, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.16 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly trigger memory corruption via vectors related to nsSVGElement::BindToTree.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.08% Top 20%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:111 vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9455 signature vdb entry
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00683.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34894 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1125 vdb entry
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.454275 vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1830 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34758 third party advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=453736
http://secunia.com/advisories/35536 third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6151 signature vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/35602 third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5992 signature vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1125.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34844 third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-782-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35065 third party advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/764-1/ vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:141 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00000.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35042 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34656 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/34843 third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1797 vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6646 signature vdb entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0437.html vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0436.html vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1126.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34780 third party advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-264308-1 vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5810 signature vdb entry
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-14.html vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022090 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-1303?
CVE-2009-1303 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-1303?
To fix CVE-2009-1303, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-1303 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-1303 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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