CVE-2009-1827 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3.9% (pctl 90)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The SVG component in Mozilla Firefox 3.0.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application hang) via a large value in the r (aka Radius) attribute of a circle element, related to an "unclamped loop."
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 3.94% — more likely to be exploited than 90% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-399 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-05-29 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| mozilla | firefox |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Mozilla Firefox - unclamped loop Denial of Service | 2009-05-26 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-05/0270.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-05/0271.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-05/0272.html
- http://blog.zoller.lu/2009/04/advisory-firefox-dos-condition.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503825/100/0/threaded
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=393832
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=465615
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50721
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8794
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-05/0270.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-05/0271.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-05/0272.html
- http://blog.zoller.lu/2009/04/advisory-firefox-dos-condition.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503825/100/0/threaded
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=393832
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=465615
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50721
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8794
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