CVE-2009-2464 EXPLOIT
10.0
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 13.2% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The nsXULTemplateQueryProcessorRDF::CheckIsSeparator function in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.12, SeaMonkey 2.0a1pre, and Thunderbird allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to loading multiple RDF files in a XUL tree element.
Scoring
| CVSS | 10.0 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 13.23% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-399 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-07-22 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (3)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| mozilla | firefox |
| mozilla | seamonkey |
| mozilla | thunderbird |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Mozilla Firefox 3.0.11 and Thunderbird 2.0.9 - RDF File Handling Remote Memory Corruption | 2009-06-21 |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00005.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-08/msg00002.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1162.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35914
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35943
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35944
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36005
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36145
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-265068-1
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1020800.1-1
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-34.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35758
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1972
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2152
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=441785
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9594
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01032.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00005.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-08/msg00002.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1162.html
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