Unscored severity · published Jan 29, 2010
CVE-2009-4630
Mozilla Necko, as used in Firefox, SeaMonkey, and other applications, performs DNS prefetching of domain names contained in links within local HTML documents, which makes it…
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CVSS
1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Mozilla Necko, as used in Firefox, SeaMonkey, and other applications, performs DNS prefetching of domain names contained in links within local HTML documents, which makes it easier for remote attackers to determine the network location of the application's user by logging DNS requests. NOTE: the vendor disputes the significance of this issue, stating "I don't think we necessarily need to worry about that case."
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.0% · higher than 63% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FI
Firefox · Mozilla
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
SE
Seamonkey · Mozilla
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
TH
Thunderbird · Mozilla
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-4630
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-4630
bugzilla.mozilla.org
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=453403
bugzilla.mozilla.org
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=492196
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