CVE-2009-3072 describes multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine of Mozilla Firefox (versions before 3.0.14 and 3.5.3), Thunderbird (before 2.0.0.24), and SeaMonkey (before 1.1.19). These flaws, particularly one related to the BinHex decoder, allow remote attackers to trigger a denial of service through memory corruption and application crashes, and potentially execute arbitrary code. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is critical, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, and it is not listed in the KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.0.13CPE 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:C/I:C/A:C
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