MEDIUM
The SVG component in Mozilla Firefox 3.0.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application hang) via a large value in the r (aka Radius) attribute of a circle element, related to an "unclamped loop."
Published May 29, 2009
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.94%
Description
The SVG component in Mozilla Firefox 3.0.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application hang) via a large value in the r (aka Radius) attribute of a circle element, related to an "unclamped loop."
Affected products
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.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.94% 0.03938
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03938
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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.94% (0.03938) | 90.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.94% (0.03938) | 89.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jan 8, 2026 | 12.13% (0.12135) | 93.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 15, 2025 | 10.80% (0.10805) | 93.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 13.02% (0.13017) | 93.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 16.81% (0.16808) | 91.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 13.02% (0.13017) | 93.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 9.25% (0.09250) | 94.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 7, 2024 | 9.25% (0.09250) | 94.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 6.75% (0.06750) | 92.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 11.00% (0.10995) | 94.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 11.00% (0.10995) | 94.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 11.00% (0.10995) | 88.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (9)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-05/0270.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-05/0271.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploit
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-05/0272.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://blog.zoller.lu/2009/04/advisory-firefox-dos-condition.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503825/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=393832 x_refsource_MISCExploit
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=465615 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50721 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8794 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-05/0270.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-05/0271.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploit | |
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-05/0272.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://blog.zoller.lu/2009/04/advisory-firefox-dos-condition.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503825/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=393832 | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=465615 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50721 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8794 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 29, 2009
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved May 29, 2009
Link CVE-2009-1827
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a