Vulnerability Details : CVE-2009-2044
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.10 and earlier on Linux allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a URI for a large GIF image in the BACKGROUND attribute of a BODY element.
Vulnerability category: Input validationDenial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-2044
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 1.32%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 85 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2009-2044
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
8.6
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2.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2009-2044
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The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2009-2044
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51037
VDB Entry
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https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=496265
Issue Tracking
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http://e-rdc.org/v1/news.php?readmore=137
Exploit
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35280
Patch;Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504214
Exploit;Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
Products affected by CVE-2009-2044
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*