Firefox 3.5.3 3.0.14 Chrome privilege escalation with FeedWriter
Published Sep 10, 2009
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.87%
Description
Unspecified vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.14, and 3.5.x before 3.5.3, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript with chrome privileges via vectors involving an object, the FeedWriter, and the BrowserFeedWriter.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≤ 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 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 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
xulrunner-0:1.9.0.14-1.el5_4
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1430
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 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 | 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: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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.87% (0.03869) | 89.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.87% (0.03869) | 88.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.60% (0.01603) | 80.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 5.49% (0.05490) | 83.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.60% (0.01603) | 80.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.94% (0.01936) | 89.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 13, 2024 | 1.94% (0.01936) | 88.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.94% (0.01936) | 86.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 85.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 85.08th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 82.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 84.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 67.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (17)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36670 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36671 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36757 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37098 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1886 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-51.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.securityfocus.com/bid/36343 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022873 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3079 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=454363 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=521695 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3079
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10390 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6250 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-3079
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.