Firefox XUL Linked Clones Double Free Vulnerability
Published Mar 5, 2009
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.71%
Description
Double free vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.7, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.21, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.15 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via "cloned XUL DOM elements which were linked as a parent and child," which are not properly handled during garbage collection.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 3.0.6
- 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
- 1.5.0.2
- 1.5.0.3
- 1.5.0.4
- 1.5.0.5
- 1.5.0.6
- 1.5.0.7
- 1.5.0.8
- 1.5.0.9
- 1.5.0.10
- 1.5.0.11
- 1.5.0.12
- 2.0
- 2.0.0.1
- 2.0.0.2
- 2.0.0.3
- 2.0.0.4
- 2.0.0.5
- 2.0.0.6
- 2.0.0.7
- 2.0.0.8
- 2.0.0.9
- 2.0.0.10
- 2.0.0.11
- 2.0.0.12
- 2.0.0.13
- 2.0.0.14
- 2.0.0.15
- 2.0.0.16
- 2.0.0.17
- 2.0.0.18
- 2.0.0.19
- 2.0.0.20
- 3.0
- 3.0.1
- 3.0.2
- 3.0.3
- 3.0.4
- 3.0.5
- ≤ 1.1.14
- 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
- 1.1
- 1.1.1
- 1.1.2
- 1.1.3
- 1.1.4
- 1.1.5
- 1.1.6
- 1.1.7
- 1.1.8
- 1.1.9
- 1.1.10
- 1.1.11
- 1.1.12
- 1.1.13
- ≤ 2.0.0.20
- 2.0.0.0
- 2.0.0.4
- 2.0.0.5
- 2.0.0.6
- 2.0.0.9
- 2.0.0.12
- 2.0.0.14
- 2.0.0.16
- 2.0.0.17
- 2.0.0.18
- 2.0.0.19
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1
seamonkey-0:1.0.9-0.30.el2
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0325
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
seamonkey-0:1.0.9-0.34.el3
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0325
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
firefox-0:3.0.7-1.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0315
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
seamonkey-0:1.0.9-38.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0325
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
thunderbird-0:1.5.0.12-19.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0258
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
firefox-0:3.0.7-1.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0315
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
thunderbird-0:2.0.0.21-1.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0258
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
xulrunner-0:1.9.0.7-1.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0315
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 | seamonkey-0:1.0.9-0.30.el2 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0325 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | seamonkey-0:1.0.9-0.34.el3 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0325 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | firefox-0:3.0.7-1.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0315 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | seamonkey-0:1.0.9-38.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0325 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | thunderbird-0:1.5.0.12-19.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0258 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | firefox-0:3.0.7-1.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0315 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | thunderbird-0:2.0.0.21-1.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0258 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | xulrunner-0:1.9.0.7-1.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0315 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.71% (0.04709) | 91.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.71% (0.04709) | 90.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 6.59% (0.06585) | 90.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 12.68% (0.12682) | 89.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 6.59% (0.06585) | 90.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 11, 2025 | 27.61% (0.27607) | 96.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 3, 2025 | 26.14% (0.26143) | 96.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 30, 2024 | 20.27% (0.20272) | 96.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 17.54% (0.17539) | 95.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 12.25% (0.12248) | 95.30th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 12.25% (0.12248) | 94.93th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 12.25% (0.12248) | 89.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
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