Unscored severity · published Aug 3, 2009
CVE-2009-2404
Heap-based buffer overflow in a regular-expression parser in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.12.3, as used in Firefox, Thunderbird, SeaMonkey, Evolution, Pidgin,…
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CVSS
4.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in a regular-expression parser in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.12.3, as used in Firefox, Thunderbird, SeaMonkey, Evolution, Pidgin, and AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), allows remote SSL servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) field of an X.509 certificate, related to the cert_TestHostName function.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)4.2% · higher than 91% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NS
Network Security Services · Mozilla
3.12.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2404
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2404
rhn.redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1185.html
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36088
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36102
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36125
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36139
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36157
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