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CVE-2009-1827 json

The SVG component in Mozilla Firefox 3.0.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application hang) via a large value in the…

published 2009-05-29 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-1822

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.9%
EPSS 3.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 90%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

The SVG component in Mozilla Firefox 3.0.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application hang) via a large value in the r (aka Radius) attribute of a circle element, related to an "unclamped loop."

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-8794)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

3.94% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-8794 Mozilla Firefox - unclamped loop Denial of Service dos, 2009-05-26
  • bugzilla.mozilla.org https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=465615 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • bugzilla.mozilla.org https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=393832 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • archives.neohapsis.com http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-05/0271.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

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

Sources

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