CVE-2009-3389

Description

Integer overflow in libtheora in Xiph.Org Theora before 1.1, as used in Mozilla Firefox 3.5 before 3.5.6 and SeaMonkey before 2.0.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a video with large dimensions.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 5.53% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory mozilla.org Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/39317 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37699 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-67.html patch vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7967 vdb entry signature
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3547 vdb entry patch vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=515882
http://secunia.com/advisories/37881 third party advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg01034.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37785 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-874-1 vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00995.html vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54805 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37349 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-04/msg00001.html vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg01041.html vendor advisory
http://www.theora.org/news/#libtheora-1.1.0
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:043 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37856 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37368 vdb entry
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=504613
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2009_63_firefox.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-3389?
CVE-2009-3389 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-3389?
To fix CVE-2009-3389, 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-2009-3389 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-3389 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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