CVE-2009-1571 describes a critical use-after-free vulnerability in the HTML parser of Mozilla Firefox (versions 3.0.x before 3.0.18 and 3.5.x before 3.5.8), Thunderbird (before 3.0.2), and SeaMonkey (before 2.0.3). This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by manipulating low-memory situations to access freed objects. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring no authentication or complex attack vectors, and can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While the FAUCET Risk Score is high at 86/100, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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