CVE-2009-2044 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 5.9% (pctl 93)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 5.89% — more likely to be exploited than 93% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-06-12 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| linux | linux kernel |
| mozilla | firefox |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Mozilla Firefox 3.0.x - Large '.GIF' File Background Denial of Service | 2009-05-10 |
References
- http://e-rdc.org/v1/news.php?readmore=137
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504214
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35280
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=496265
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51037
- http://e-rdc.org/v1/news.php?readmore=137
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504214
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35280
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=496265
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51037
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