CVE-2009-2469

Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.12 does not properly handle an SVG element that has a property with a...

10.0 High

Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.12 does not properly handle an SVG element that has a property with a watch function and an defineSetter function, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted document, related to a certain pointer misinterpretation.

Exploit likelihood

5.56%Down 2.7 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 10.0

Record: CVE-2009-2469
CVSS 2.0: 10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-399
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2009-2469
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2009-2464 No score

Record: EUVD-2009-2464
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vr58-2w95-qccf No score

Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.12 does not properly handle an SVG element that has a property with a...

Record: GHSA-vr58-2w95-qccf
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

mozilla firefox

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`xulrunner` Debian:5.0 From an advisory covering 9 CVEs	before 1.9.0.12-0lenny1, plus listed versions 1.9.0.10-11.9.0.11-0lenny11.9.0.11-11.9.0.5-11.9.0.6-1 Show 6 moreShow less 1.9.0.7-0lenny11.9.0.7-0lenny21.9.0.7-11.9.0.8-11.9.0.9-0lenny21.9.0.9-1	1.9.0.12-0lenny1
`firefox` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 11 CVEs	before 0:3.0.12-1.el4	0:3.0.12-1.el4
`firefox-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 11 CVEs	before 0:3.0.12-1.el4	0:3.0.12-1.el4
`firefox` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 11 CVEs	before 0:3.0.12-1.el4	0:3.0.12-1.el4
`firefox-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 11 CVEs	before 0:3.0.12-1.el4	0:3.0.12-1.el4
`firefox` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 11 CVEs	before 0:3.0.12-1.el4	0:3.0.12-1.el4
`firefox-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 11 CVEs	before 0:3.0.12-1.el4	0:3.0.12-1.el4
`firefox` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 11 CVEs	before 0:3.0.12-1.el4	0:3.0.12-1.el4
`firefox-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 11 CVEs	before 0:3.0.12-1.el4	0:3.0.12-1.el4
`xulrunner` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 11 CVEs	before 0:1.9.0.12-1.el5_3	0:1.9.0.12-1.el5_3

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`xulrunner-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 11 CVEs	before 0:1.9.0.12-1.el5_3	0:1.9.0.12-1.el5_3
`xulrunner-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 11 CVEs	before 0:1.9.0.12-1.el5_3	0:1.9.0.12-1.el5_3
`xulrunner-devel-unstable` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 11 CVEs	before 0:1.9.0.12-1.el5_3	0:1.9.0.12-1.el5_3
`firefox` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 11 CVEs	before 0:3.0.12-1.el5_3	0:3.0.12-1.el5_3
`firefox-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 11 CVEs	before 0:3.0.12-1.el5_3	0:3.0.12-1.el5_3
`xulrunner` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 11 CVEs	before 0:1.9.0.12-1.el5_3	0:1.9.0.12-1.el5_3
`xulrunner-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 11 CVEs	before 0:1.9.0.12-1.el5_3	0:1.9.0.12-1.el5_3
`firefox` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 11 CVEs	before 0:3.0.12-1.el5_3	0:3.0.12-1.el5_3
`firefox-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 11 CVEs	before 0:3.0.12-1.el5_3	0:3.0.12-1.el5_3
`xulrunner` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 11 CVEs	before 0:1.9.0.12-1.el5_3	0:1.9.0.12-1.el5_3
`xulrunner-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 11 CVEs	before 0:1.9.0.12-1.el5_3	0:1.9.0.12-1.el5_3
`xulrunner-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 11 CVEs	before 0:1.9.0.12-1.el5_3	0:1.9.0.12-1.el5_3
`xulrunner-devel-unstable` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 11 CVEs	before 0:1.9.0.12-1.el5_3	0:1.9.0.12-1.el5_3

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2009-2469 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Mozilla Firefox, published July 22, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.56%, the 92nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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