CVE-2009-2471 json
The setTimeout function in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.12 does not properly preserve object wrapping, which allows remote attackers to execu…
published 2009-07-22 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-2466
- cvss
- 10.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 3.7%
- EPSS 3.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 89%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The setTimeout function in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.12 does not properly preserve object wrapping, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript with chrome privileges via a crafted call, related to XPCNativeWrapper.
Patch / fix
- firefox RHEL 4 3.0.12-1.el4
- firefox RHEL 5 3.0.12-1.el5_3
- xulrunner RHEL 5 1.9.0.12-1.el5_3
- xulrunner-devel-unstable RHEL 5 1.9.0.12-1.el5_3
red hat advisories RHSA-2009:1162
- securityfocus.com/bid/35758 patch
- secunia.com/advisories/35944 advisory
- vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1972 advisory
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2009-2471 updated cvss 6.8
Mozilla setTimeout loses XPCNativeWrappers
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) firefox 3.0.12-1.el5_3, xulrunner 1.9.0.12-1.el5_3, xulrunner-devel-unstable 1.9.0.12-1.el5_3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 firefox 3.0.12-1.el4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) firefox 3.0.12-1.el5_3, xulrunner 1.9.0.12-1.el5_3, xulrunner-devel-unstable 1.9.0.12-1.el5_3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 firefox 3.0.12-1.el4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) xulrunner 1.9.0.12-1.el5_3, xulrunner-devel-unstable 1.9.0.12-1.el5_3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 firefox 3.0.12-1.el4fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:1162
+1 more productsfewer
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 firefox 3.0.12-1.el4
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
3.73% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
References
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secunia.com
/advisories/35944
third-party-advisory, patch, vendor-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/35758
vdb-entry, patch
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2009/1972
vdb-entry, patch, vendor-advisory
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redhat.com
/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01032.html
vendor-advisory
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00005.html
vendor-advisory
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rhn.redhat.com
/errata/RHSA-2009-1162.html
vendor-advisory
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2009-08/msg00002.html
vendor-advisory
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mozilla.org
/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-39.html
vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/35914
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/36145
third-party-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/36005
third-party-advisory
- bugzilla.mozilla.org /show_bug.cgi?id=460882
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oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10572
vdb-entry, signature
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2009-2471
- NVD CVE-2009-2471
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