CVE-2009-2478 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 7.8% (pctl 94)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Mozilla Firefox 3.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via unspecified vectors, related to a "flash bug."
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 7.81% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-189 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-07-16 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| mozilla | firefox |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Mozilla Firefox 3.5 - 'Font tags' Remote HeapSpray (1) | 2009-07-17 |
| exploit-db | Mozilla Firefox 3.5 - Font tags Remote Buffer Overflow | 2009-07-13 |
References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=502648
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=503286
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00909.html
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=502648
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=503286
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00909.html
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