CVE-2009-3076 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 6.7% (pctl 94)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.14 does not properly implement certain dialogs associated with the (1) pkcs11.addmodule and (2) pkcs11.deletemodule operations, which makes it easier for remote attackers to trick a user into installing or removing an arbitrary PKCS11 module.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 6.72% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-09-10 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| mozilla | firefox |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Mozilla Firefox < 3.0.14 - Multiplatform Remote Code Execution via pkcs11.addmodule | 2009-09-11 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36669
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36670
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36671
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36692
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37098
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1885
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-48.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2009_48_firefox.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1430.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1431.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1432.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0153.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0154.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36343
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022877
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0650
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=326628
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=509413
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6140
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9306
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