CVE-2009-2044
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.10 and earlier on Linux allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.10 and earlier on Linux allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a URI for a large GIF image in the BACKGROUND attribute of a BODY element.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.10 and earlier on Linux allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a URI for a large GIF image in the BACKGROUND attribute of a BODY element.
- Record
CVE-2009-2044- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.10 and earlier on Linux allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a URI for a large GIF image in the BACKGROUND attribute of a BODY element.
- Record
CVE-2009-2044- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-2040 No score
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.10 and earlier on Linux allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a URI for a large GIF image in the BACKGROUND attribute of a BODY element.
- Record
EUVD-2009-2040- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-64cp-h6cw-59mg No score
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.10 and earlier on Linux allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.10 and earlier on Linux allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a URI for a large GIF image in the BACKGROUND attribute of a BODY element.
- Record
GHSA-64cp-h6cw-59mg- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.10 and earlier on Linux allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a URI for a large GIF image in the BACKGROUND attribute of a BODY element.
- Record
CVE-2009-2044- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2009-2044 No score
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.10 and earlier on Linux allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a URI for a large GIF image in the BACKGROUND attribute of a BODY element.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2009-2044- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Mozilla Firefox 3.0.x - Large '.GIF' File Background Denial of Service | 2009-05-10 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-2044 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Mozilla Firefox, published June 12, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.89%, the 93rd percentile. Fixed in cairo 1.8.8-2.
References
securityfocus.com/archive/1/504214
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51037
bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=496265
e-rdc.org/v1/news.php?readmore=137
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2044
github.com/advisories/GHSA-64cp-h6cw-59mg
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-2044