CVE-2009-3986

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 execute arbitrary JavaScript with chrome privileges by leveraging a reference to a chrome window from a content window, related to the window.opener property.

Category

7.6
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.43% Top 20%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/37704 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8489 vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/37699 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11568 vdb entry signature
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3547 vdb entry patch vendor advisory
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://securitytracker.com/id?1023345 vdb entry patch
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-70.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-874-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37813 third party advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00995.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=522430
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-873-1 vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=546724
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37365 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37349 vdb entry
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1674.html vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg01041.html vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1956 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37856 third party advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023344 vdb entry patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54803 vdb entry
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2009_63_firefox.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-3986?
CVE-2009-3986 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-3986?
To fix CVE-2009-3986, 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-2009-3986 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-3986 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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