Firefox crashes with evidence of memory corruption
Published Oct 29, 2009
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 10.84%
Description
layout/base/nsCSSFrameConstructor.cpp in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox 3.0.x before 3.0.15 does not properly handle first-letter frames, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
Affected products
No data.
- 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
- 3.0.13
- 3.0.14
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
firefox-0:3.0.15-3.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1530
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
nspr-0:4.7.6-1.el4_8
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1530
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
firefox-0:3.0.15-3.el5_4
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1530
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
nspr-0:4.7.6-1.el5_4
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1530
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
xulrunner-0:1.9.0.15-3.el5_4
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1530
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | firefox-0:3.0.15-3.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1530 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | nspr-0:4.7.6-1.el4_8 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1530 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | firefox-0:3.0.15-3.el5_4 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1530 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | nspr-0:4.7.6-1.el5_4 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1530 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | xulrunner-0:1.9.0.15-3.el5_4 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1530 |
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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 10.84% (0.10843) | 95.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 10.84% (0.10843) | 95.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 20, 2026 | 15.85% (0.15845) | 94.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 18.23% (0.18233) | 94.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 45.20% (0.45204) | 96.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 18.23% (0.18233) | 94.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 20.98% (0.20976) | 95.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 41.14% (0.41142) | 97.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 89.02% (0.89017) | 98.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 12.82% (0.12822) | 95.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 12.82% (0.12822) | 95.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 12.82% (0.12822) | 90.16th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (10)
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-272909-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERT
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-64.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3334 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3382 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=514960 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=530569 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3382
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11219 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5581 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-3382
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-272909-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERT | |
| http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-64.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3334 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3382 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=514960 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=530569 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3382 | ||
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11219 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5581 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-3382 |
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