CVE-2009-2465: n/a vulnerability

CVE-2009-2465: Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.12 and Thunderbird allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory c...

Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.12 and Thunderbird allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or execute arbitrary code via vectors involving double frame construction, related to (1) nsHTMLContentSink.cpp, (2) nsXMLContentSink.cpp, and (3) nsPresShell.cpp, and the nsSubDocumentFrame::Reflow function.

UnknownCVSS not scoredNot KEV-listedUpdatedAug 7, 2024, 05:52 UTC (UTC+00:00)

Security readout for executives and security teams

This 2009 Mozilla issue could let a malicious webpage or message crash Firefox or Thunderbird, and the CVE description says arbitrary code execution was possible. It matters mainly where very old Mozilla clients or vendor-packaged builds remain in use. Exposure is most likely in legacy desktops, kiosks, embedded images, or archived Linux builds still running Firefox before 3.0.12 or affected Thunderbird packages from that era. Treat as high priority only if legacy Mozilla software is still present. Modern environments are unlikely to be exposed, but unsupported browser or mail clients create outsized compromise risk. Mitigation focus: Upgrade Firefox and Thunderbird to supported vendor-fixed versions.; Apply relevant distribution packages from Red Hat, Fedora, SUSE, or other affected vendors.; Remove unsupported Mozilla clients from production systems..

Prepared: Jun 28, 2026, 10:26 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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Severity: Unknown
CVSS: Not scored
Known Exploited: No
Published: Jul 22, 2009, 18:00 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=482578CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
FEDORA-2009-7961CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10402CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=489050CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM

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