CVE-2009-1303 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the browser engine of Mozilla Firefox before version 3.0.9, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.22, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.16. This flaw, related to nsSVGElement::BindToTree, allows remote attackers to crash the application and potentially cause memory corruption. With a CVSS score of 5.0 (medium severity), it is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, requiring no authentication, but primarily results in availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.0.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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