CVE-2009-3981 json
Unspecified vulnerability in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.16, SeaMonkey before 2.0.1, and Thunderbird allows remote att…
published 2009-12-17 16 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-3952
- cvss
- 9.3
- 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
Unspecified vulnerability in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.16, SeaMonkey before 2.0.1, and Thunderbird allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.
Patch / fix
- firefox RHEL 4 3.0.16-4.el4
- firefox RHEL 5 3.0.16-1.el5_4
- xulrunner RHEL 5 1.9.0.16-2.el5_4
- xulrunner-devel-unstable RHEL 5 1.9.0.16-2.el5_4
red hat advisories RHSA-2009:1674
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-2009-3981 updated cvss 6.8
Mozilla crashes with evidence of memory corruption
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) firefox 3.0.16-1.el5_4, xulrunner 1.9.0.16-2.el5_4, xulrunner-devel-unstable 1.9.0.16-2.el5_4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 firefox 3.0.16-4.el4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) firefox 3.0.16-1.el5_4, xulrunner 1.9.0.16-2.el5_4, xulrunner-devel-unstable 1.9.0.16-2.el5_4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 firefox 3.0.16-4.el4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) xulrunner 1.9.0.16-2.el5_4, xulrunner-devel-unstable 1.9.0.16-2.el5_4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 firefox 3.0.16-4.el4fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:1674
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 firefox 3.0.16-4.el4
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Exploit prediction
3.72% 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 | 9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
References
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mozilla.org
/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-65.html
patch, vendor-advisory
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ubuntu.com
/usn/USN-873-1
vendor-advisory
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rhn.redhat.com
/errata/RHSA-2009-1674.html
vendor-advisory
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debian.org
/security/2009/dsa-1956
vendor-advisory
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novell.com
/linux/security/advisories/2009_63_firefox.html
vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/37704
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/37699
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2009/3547
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/37785
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
- bugzilla.mozilla.org /show_bug.cgi?id=468771
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secunia.com
/advisories/37881
third-party-advisory
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securitytracker.com
/id?1023333
vdb-entry
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secunia.com
/advisories/37813
third-party-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/37363
vdb-entry
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/54801
vdb-entry
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securityfocus.com
/bid/37349
vdb-entry
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oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8584
vdb-entry, signature
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oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8523
vdb-entry, signature
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securitytracker.com
/id?1023334
vdb-entry
- bugzilla.redhat.com /show_bug.cgi?id=546713
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2009-3981
- NVD CVE-2009-3981
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