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CVE-2009-2478

Mozilla Firefox 3.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer...

5.0 MediumPublic exploit

Mozilla Firefox 3.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via unspecified vectors, related to a "flash bug."

Exploit likelihood

7.81%Up 6.7 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

Mozilla Firefox 3.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via unspecified vectors, related to a "flash bug."

Record
CVE-2009-2478
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-189
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Mozilla Firefox 3.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via unspecified vectors, related to a "flash bug."

Record
CVE-2009-2478
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-2473 No score

Mozilla Firefox 3.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via unspecified vectors, related to a "flash bug."

Record
EUVD-2009-2473
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j8jf-vmrq-6wf6 No score

Mozilla Firefox 3.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer...

Mozilla Firefox 3.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via unspecified vectors, related to a "flash bug."

Record
GHSA-j8jf-vmrq-6wf6
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
Exploit-DBMozilla Firefox 3.5 - Font tags Remote Buffer Overflow2009-07-13
Exploit-DBMozilla Firefox 3.5 - 'Font tags' Remote HeapSpray (1)2009-07-17

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2009-2478 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Mozilla Firefox, published July 16, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.81%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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