CVE-2009-3933 json
WebKit before r50173, as used in Google Chrome before 3.0.195.32, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) vi…
published 2009-11-12 16 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-3904
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 3.1%
- EPSS 3.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 87%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
WebKit before r50173, as used in Google Chrome before 3.0.195.32, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a web page that calls the JavaScript setInterval method, which triggers an incompatibility between the WTF::currentTime and base::Time functions.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
3.10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-399 Resource Management Errors
References
-
codereview.chromium.org
/339039
patch
-
lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
vendor-advisory
-
googlechromereleases.blogspot.com
/2009/11/stable-channel-update.html
vendor-advisory
-
secunia.com
/advisories/43068
third-party-advisory
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2011/0212
vdb-entry
- trac.webkit.org /changeset/50173
- bugs.webkit.org /show_bug.cgi?id=30833
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/54297
vdb-entry
- code.google.com /p/chromium/issues/detail?id=25892
- src.chromium.org /viewvc/chrome?view=rev&revision=30311
- src.chromium.org /viewvc/chrome/branches/195/src/webkit/webkit.gyp?r1=30311&r2=30310
-
osvdb.org
/59745
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2009-3933
- NVD CVE-2009-3933
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