CVE-2009-2466

Public Exploit

Description

The JavaScript engine in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.12 and Thunderbird allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to (1) nsDOMClassInfo.cpp, (2) JS_HashTableRawLookup, and (3) MirrorWrappedNativeParent and js_LockGCThingRT.

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 6.78% Top 10%
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Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-265068-1 broken link vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9820 broken link vdb entry signature
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1020800.1-1 broken link vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0153.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01032.html broken link vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36145 third party advisory not applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/35944 not applicable third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0650 broken link vdb entry
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=493281 issue tracking patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35943 third party advisory not applicable vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00005.html broken link vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1162.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-34.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=465980 broken link exploit
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0154.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35758 broken link patch vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2152 broken link vdb entry
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=454704 issue tracking exploit vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36005 third party advisory not applicable
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1163.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35947 third party advisory not applicable vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-08/msg00002.html broken link vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=494445 issue tracking vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35914 third party advisory not applicable vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1972 broken link vdb entry vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-2466?
CVE-2009-2466 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-2466?
To fix CVE-2009-2466, 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-2009-2466 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-2466 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~7% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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