Mozilla JavaScript engine crashes
Published Jul 22, 2009
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 6.62%
Description
The JavaScript engine in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.12 and Thunderbird allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to (1) nsDOMClassInfo.cpp, (2) JS_HashTableRawLookup, and (3) MirrorWrappedNativeParent and js_LockGCThingRT.
Affected products
No data.
- < 3.0.12
- ≤ 3.0.11
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
seamonkey-0:1.0.9-0.40.el3
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1163
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
firefox-0:3.0.12-1.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1162
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
seamonkey-0:1.0.9-45.el4_8
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1163
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
thunderbird-0:1.5.0.12-25.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0154
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
firefox-0:3.0.12-1.el5_3
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1162
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
thunderbird-0:2.0.0.24-2.el5_4
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0153
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
xulrunner-0:1.9.0.12-1.el5_3
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1162
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | seamonkey-0:1.0.9-0.40.el3 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1163 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | firefox-0:3.0.12-1.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1162 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | seamonkey-0:1.0.9-45.el4_8 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1163 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | thunderbird-0:1.5.0.12-25.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0154 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | firefox-0:3.0.12-1.el5_3 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1162 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | thunderbird-0:2.0.0.24-2.el5_4 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0153 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | xulrunner-0:1.9.0.12-1.el5_3 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1162 |
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 3, 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 (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 6.62% (0.06619) | 93.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.62% (0.06619) | 92.98th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 26, 2025 | 4.98% (0.04978) | 89.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 3, 2025 | 6.78% (0.06780) | 90.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 5.70% (0.05702) | 89.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 15.44% (0.15444) | 95.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 4, 2024 | 50.76% (0.50759) | 97.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 1, 2024 | 47.59% (0.47589) | 97.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 25, 2023 | 42.99% (0.42986) | 96.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 25, 2023 | 48.59% (0.48595) | 97.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 56.23% (0.56228) | 97.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 8.23% (0.08228) | 93.49th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 8.23% (0.08228) | 92.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 8.23% (0.08228) | 82.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (29)
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- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-08/msg00002.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEBroken Link
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1162.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
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- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35758 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkPatch
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-2466 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=454704 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=465980 x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken LinkExploit
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=493281 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=494445 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=512136 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2466
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9820 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALBroken Link
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2466
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01032.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORABroken Link
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