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CVE-2009-0352

HIGH · 10.0 CVSS v2.0 Published 2009-02-04
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 2.0.0.19 or later.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.6, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.21, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.15 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the layout engine and destruction of arbitrary layout objects by the nsViewManager::Composite function.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

Memory corruption vulnerability in Mozilla's layout engine where the nsViewManager::Composite function improperly handles destruction of arbitrary layout objects, leading to potential arbitrary code execution or crash via remote attack vectors.

MitigationUpdate affected Mozilla products (Firefox to 3.0.6+, Thunderbird to 2.0.0.21+, SeaMonkey to 1.1.15+) to obtain patched layout engine code that properly manages object lifecycle during compositing.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
FirefoxWeb browser
Affected:= 3.0= 3.0.1= 3.0.2= 3.0.3= 3.0.4= 3.0.5
SeamonkeyApplication
Affected:<= 1.1.13= 1.0= 1.0.1= 1.0.2= 1.0.3= 1.0.5= 1.0.6= 1.0.7= 1.0.8= 1.0.9= 1.1= 1.1.1
ThunderbirdApplication
Affected:<= 2.0.0.19= 1.0= 1.0.1= 1.0.2= 1.0.3= 1.0.4= 1.0.5= 1.0.6= 1.0.7= 1.0.8= 1.5= 1.5.0.1

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

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  1. Identify installed Mozilla product
    Check for presence of Firefox, SeaMonkey, or Thunderbird executables or application directories (e.g., C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe or /usr/lib/firefox on Linux)
    Affected if Any of these three Mozilla products are installed
  2. Determine Firefox version
    Run 'firefox -v' from command line, or check Help > About in the application, or examine version file in installation directory
    Affected if Version is 3.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.0.3, 3.0.4, or 3.0.5
  3. Determine SeaMonkey version
    Run 'seamonkey -v' from command line, or check Help > About in the application, or examine version file in installation directory
    Affected if Version is 1.0 through 1.1.13 inclusive, or exactly 1.1.1 (note: versions 1.0.4 and 1.0.10-1.0.14 are not explicitly listed but 1.1.13 includes all 1.0.x prior to it)
  4. Determine Thunderbird version
    Run 'thunderbird -v' from command line, or check Help > About in the application, or examine version file in installation directory
    Affected if Version is 1.0 through 1.5.0.x inclusive, or 2.0.0.19 or earlier

User is affected if Firefox 3.0.x (up to 3.0.5), SeaMonkey 1.1.13 or earlier, or Thunderbird 2.0.0.19 or earlier/1.5.x is installed.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 2.0.0.19
Interim mitigation

Update affected Mozilla products (Firefox to 3.0.6+, Thunderbird to 2.0.0.21+, SeaMonkey to 1.1.15+) to obtain patched layout engine code that properly manages object lifecycle during compositing.

Recommended fix High confidence

Firefox 3.0.6+ | Thunderbird 2.0.0.21+ | SeaMonkey 1.1.15+

  1. 1. Check the currently installed version of Firefox, Thunderbird, or SeaMonkey by opening the application and navigating to Help > About
  2. 2. For Firefox: Upgrade to version 3.0.6 or later from https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/
  3. 3. For Thunderbird: Upgrade to version 2.0.0.21 or later from https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/
  4. 4. For SeaMonkey: Upgrade to version 1.1.15 or later from https://www.seamonkey-project.org/
  5. 5. Restart the application after upgrading
  6. 6. Verify the installed version matches or exceeds the fixed release
Caveat These are legacy versions from 2009; ensure compatibility with existing systems and workflows before upgrading

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Firefox Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
11.0 hours of engineering $1,930
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