Mozilla remote code execution using watch and __defineSetter__ on SVG element
Published Jul 22, 2009
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.56%
Description
Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.12 does not properly handle an SVG element that has a property with a watch function and an __defineSetter__ function, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted document, related to a certain pointer misinterpretation.
Affected products
No data.
- n/a
- ≤ 3.0.11
- 0.1
- 0.2
- 0.3
- 0.4
- 0.5
- 0.6
- 0.6.1
- 0.7
- 0.7.1
- 0.8
- 0.9
- 0.9
- 0.9.1
- 0.9.2
- 0.9.3
- 0.9_rc
- 0.10
- 0.10.1
- 1.0
- 1.0
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.2
- 1.0.3
- 1.0.4
- 1.0.5
- 1.0.6
- 1.0.6
- 1.0.7
- 1.0.8
- 1.4.1
- 1.5
- 1.5
- 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
- 1.5.1
- 1.5.2
- 1.5.3
- 1.5.4
- 1.5.5
- 1.5.6
- 1.5.7
- 1.5.8
- 1.8
- 2.0
- 2.0
- 2.0
- 2.0
- 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
- 2.0.0.21
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 3.0.1
- 3.0.2
- 3.0.3
- 3.0.4
- 3.0.5
- 3.0.6
- 3.0.7
- 3.0.8
- 3.0.9
- 3.0.10
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
firefox-0:3.0.12-1.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1162
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
firefox-0:3.0.12-1.el5_3
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1162
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 4 | firefox-0:3.0.12-1.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1162 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | firefox-0:3.0.12-1.el5_3 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1162 |
| 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 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 (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.56% (0.05557) | 92.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.56% (0.05557) | 91.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 5, 2026 | 6.47% (0.06470) | 91.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 23, 2025 | 4.36% (0.04362) | 88.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 21, 2025 | 5.97% (0.05975) | 90.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 7.10% (0.07099) | 90.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 13.43% (0.13432) | 90.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 7.10% (0.07099) | 90.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 28.65% (0.28653) | 96.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 4, 2024 | 82.05% (0.82047) | 98.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 25, 2023 | 80.47% (0.80471) | 97.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 84.08% (0.84085) | 97.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 8.23% (0.08228) | 93.49th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 8.23% (0.08228) | 93.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 12.25% (0.12248) | 95.12th | 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 (20)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00005.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-08/msg00002.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1162.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35914 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35944 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36005 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36145 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-265068-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERT
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1020800.1-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERT
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-37.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35758 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1972 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2152 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-2469 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=488995 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=512142 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2469
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10030 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2469
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01032.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
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