Firefox 3.0.14 Insufficient warning for PKCS11 module installation and removal
Published Sep 10, 2009
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 6.72%
Description
Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.14 does not properly implement certain dialogs associated with the (1) pkcs11.addmodule and (2) pkcs11.deletemodule operations, which makes it easier for remote attackers to trick a user into installing or removing an arbitrary PKCS11 module.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 3.0.13
- 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
- 1.0.7
- 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
- 2.0_.1
- 2.0_.4
- 2.0_.5
- 2.0_.6
- 2.0_.7
- 2.0_.9
- 2.0_.10
- 2.0_8
- 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
- 3.0.11
- 3.0.12
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
seamonkey-0:1.0.9-0.45.el3
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1432
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
firefox-0:3.0.14-1.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1430
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
nspr-0:4.7.5-1.el4_8
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1430
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
seamonkey-0:1.0.9-48.el4_8
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1431
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
thunderbird-0:1.5.0.12-25.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0154
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
firefox-0:3.0.14-1.el5_4
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1430
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
nspr-0:4.7.5-1.el5_4
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1430
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
thunderbird-0:2.0.0.24-2.el5_4
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0153
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
xulrunner-0:1.9.0.14-1.el5_4
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1430
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | seamonkey-0:1.0.9-0.45.el3 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1432 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | firefox-0:3.0.14-1.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1430 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | nspr-0:4.7.5-1.el4_8 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1430 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | seamonkey-0:1.0.9-48.el4_8 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1431 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | thunderbird-0:1.5.0.12-25.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0154 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | firefox-0:3.0.14-1.el5_4 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1430 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | nspr-0:4.7.5-1.el5_4 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1430 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | thunderbird-0:2.0.0.24-2.el5_4 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0153 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | xulrunner-0:1.9.0.14-1.el5_4 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1430 |
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:M/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 2, 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 2, 2026 | 6.72% (0.06724) | 93.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.72% (0.06724) | 93.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 3, 2025 | 18.23% (0.18229) | 94.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 22.22% (0.22216) | 95.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 40.80% (0.40799) | 96.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 22.22% (0.22216) | 95.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 7, 2025 | 88.69% (0.88686) | 98.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 86.26% (0.86264) | 98.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 88.69% (0.88686) | 98.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 17, 2024 | 89.06% (0.89058) | 98.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 90.59% (0.90586) | 98.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 12.57% (0.12567) | 95.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 12.57% (0.12567) | 95.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 12.57% (0.12567) | 90.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (24)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36669 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36670 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36671 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36692 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37098 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1885 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-48.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2009_48_firefox.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1430.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1431.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1432.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0153.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0154.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36343 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022877 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0650 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3076 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=326628 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=509413 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=521692 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3076
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6140 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9306 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-3076
Change history (0)
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