CVE-2009-3079

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.14, and 3.5.x before 3.5.3, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript with chrome privileges via vectors involving an object, the FeedWriter, and the BrowserFeedWriter.

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.60% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mozilla.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36343 vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1886 vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2009_48_firefox.html vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1430.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36670 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36671 third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10390 signature vdb entry
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-51.html vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6250 signature vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022873 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/36757 third party advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=454363
http://secunia.com/advisories/37098 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-3079?
CVE-2009-3079 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-3079?
To fix CVE-2009-3079, 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-2009-3079 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-3079 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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