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medium 4.4

CVE-2009-3274 json

Mozilla Firefox 3.6a1, 3.5.3, 3.5.2, and earlier 3.5.x versions, and 3.0.14 and earlier 2.x and 3.x versions, on Linux uses a predictable /…

published 2009-09-21 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-3257

cvss
4.4
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 21%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Mozilla Firefox 3.6a1, 3.5.3, 3.5.2, and earlier 3.5.x versions, and 3.0.14 and earlier 2.x and 3.x versions, on Linux uses a predictable /tmp pathname for files selected from the Downloads window, which allows local users to replace an arbitrary downloaded file by placing a file in a /tmp location before the download occurs, related to the Download Manager component. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Patch / fix

  • thunderbird RHEL 4 1.5.0.12-25.el4
  • thunderbird RHEL 5 PRODUCTIVITY, RHEL 5 2.0.0.24-2.el5_4
  • seamonkey RHEL 3 1.0.9-0.47.el3
  • seamonkey RHEL 4 1.0.9-50.el4_8
  • seamonkey-nss RHEL 3 1.0.9-0.47.el3
  • seamonkey-chat RHEL 3 1.0.9-0.47.el3
  • seamonkey-chat RHEL 4 1.0.9-50.el4_8
  • seamonkey-mail RHEL 3 1.0.9-0.47.el3

red hat advisories RHSA-2010:0154RHSA-2010:0153RHSA-2009:1531RHSA-2009:1530

  • firefox-esr openSUSE Tumbleweed 128.5.1-1.1
  • MozillaFirefox openSUSE Tumbleweed 50.1.0-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1

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-2009-3274 updated cvss 3.6

Firefox: Predictable /tmp pathname use

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 seamonkey 1.0.9-0.47.el3, seamonkey-nss 1.0.9-0.47.el3, seamonkey-chat 1.0.9-0.47.el3, seamonkey-mail 1.0.9-0.47.el3, seamonkey-nspr 1.0.9-0.47.el3, seamonkey-js-debugger 1.0.9-0.47.el3, +1 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:1531
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) nspr 4.7.6-1.el5_4, firefox 3.0.15-3.el5_4, xulrunner 1.9.0.15-3.el5_4, xulrunner-devel-unstable 1.9.0.15-3.el5_4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:1530
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 seamonkey 1.0.9-0.47.el3, seamonkey-nss 1.0.9-0.47.el3, seamonkey-chat 1.0.9-0.47.el3, seamonkey-mail 1.0.9-0.47.el3, seamonkey-nspr 1.0.9-0.47.el3, seamonkey-js-debugger 1.0.9-0.47.el3, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 nspr 4.7.6-1.el4_8, firefox 3.0.15-3.el4, seamonkey 1.0.9-50.el4_8, thunderbird 1.5.0.12-25.el4, seamonkey-chat 1.0.9-50.el4_8, seamonkey-mail 1.0.9-50.el4_8, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:1531
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) nspr 4.7.6-1.el5_4, firefox 3.0.15-3.el5_4, xulrunner 1.9.0.15-3.el5_4, thunderbird 2.0.0.24-2.el5_4, xulrunner-devel-unstable 1.9.0.15-3.el5_4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:1530
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 nspr 4.7.6-1.el4_8, firefox 3.0.15-3.el4, seamonkey 1.0.9-50.el4_8, thunderbird 1.5.0.12-25.el4, seamonkey-chat 1.0.9-50.el4_8, seamonkey-mail 1.0.9-50.el4_8, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:1531
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) nspr 4.7.6-1.el5_4, xulrunner 1.9.0.15-3.el5_4, xulrunner-devel-unstable 1.9.0.15-3.el5_4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:1530
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 seamonkey 1.0.9-0.47.el3, seamonkey-nss 1.0.9-0.47.el3, seamonkey-chat 1.0.9-0.47.el3, seamonkey-mail 1.0.9-0.47.el3, seamonkey-nspr 1.0.9-0.47.el3, seamonkey-js-debugger 1.0.9-0.47.el3, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 nspr 4.7.6-1.el4_8, firefox 3.0.15-3.el4, seamonkey 1.0.9-50.el4_8, thunderbird 1.5.0.12-25.el4, seamonkey-chat 1.0.9-50.el4_8, seamonkey-mail 1.0.9-50.el4_8, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:1531
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) thunderbird 2.0.0.24-2.el5_4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0153
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 seamonkey 1.0.9-0.47.el3, seamonkey-nss 1.0.9-0.47.el3, seamonkey-chat 1.0.9-0.47.el3, seamonkey-mail 1.0.9-0.47.el3, seamonkey-nspr 1.0.9-0.47.el3, seamonkey-js-debugger 1.0.9-0.47.el3, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 nspr 4.7.6-1.el4_8, firefox 3.0.15-3.el4, seamonkey 1.0.9-50.el4_8, thunderbird 1.5.0.12-25.el4, seamonkey-chat 1.0.9-50.el4_8, seamonkey-mail 1.0.9-50.el4_8, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:1531

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Exploit prediction

0.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 21% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.4 AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.