CVE-2009-3389 json
Integer overflow in libtheora in Xiph.Org Theora before 1.1, as used in Mozilla Firefox 3.5 before 3.5.6 and SeaMonkey before 2.0.1, allows…
published 2009-12-17 16 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-3371
- cvss
- 9.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 4.8%
- EPSS 4.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 91%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Integer overflow in libtheora in Xiph.Org Theora before 1.1, as used in Mozilla Firefox 3.5 before 3.5.6 and SeaMonkey before 2.0.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a video with large dimensions.
Patch / fix
- libtheora Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2009-3389
- 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-2009-3389 updated
libtheora: DoS or arbitrary code execution via a video with large dimensions
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
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
4.78% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-189 Numeric Errors
References
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mozilla.org
/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-67.html
patch, vendor-advisory
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2009/3547
vdb-entry, patch, vendor-advisory
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redhat.com
/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg01034.html
vendor-advisory
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00001.html
vendor-advisory
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ubuntu.com
/usn/USN-874-1
vendor-advisory
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redhat.com
/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00995.html
vendor-advisory
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2010-04/msg00001.html
vendor-advisory
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redhat.com
/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg01041.html
vendor-advisory
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mandriva.com
/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:043
vendor-advisory
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novell.com
/linux/security/advisories/2009_63_firefox.html
vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/37699
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/37785
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/39317
third-party-advisory
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oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7967
vdb-entry, signature
- bugzilla.mozilla.org /show_bug.cgi?id=515882
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secunia.com
/advisories/37881
third-party-advisory
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/54805
vdb-entry
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securityfocus.com
/bid/37349
vdb-entry
- theora.org /news/#libtheora-1.1.0
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secunia.com
/advisories/37856
third-party-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/37368
vdb-entry
- bugzilla.mozilla.org /show_bug.cgi?id=504613
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2009-3389
- NVD CVE-2009-3389
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