CVE-2009-1828 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 8.8% (pctl 95)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop, application hang, and memory consumption) via a KEYGEN element in conjunction with (1) a META element specifying automatic page refresh or (2) a JavaScript onLoad event handler for a BODY element. NOTE: it was later reported that earlier versions are also affected.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 8.78% — more likely to be exploited than 95% 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 3.0.10 - 'KEYGEN' Remote Denial of Service | 2009-05-29 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-05/0247.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-05/0263.html
- http://blog.zoller.lu/2009/04/advisory-firefox-denial-of-service.html
- http://websecurity.com.ua/3194/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503876/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/506328/100/100/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35132
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=469565
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50838
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5928
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8822
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-05/0247.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-05/0263.html
- http://blog.zoller.lu/2009/04/advisory-firefox-denial-of-service.html
- http://websecurity.com.ua/3194/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503876/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/506328/100/100/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35132
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=469565
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50838
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