CVE-2009-3078
Visual truncation vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.14, and 3.5.x before 3.5.3, allows...
5.0 Medium
Visual truncation vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.14, and 3.5.x before 3.5.3, allows remote attackers to trigger a vertical scroll and spoof URLs via unspecified Unicode characters with a tall line-height property.
Exploit likelihood
2.25%Down 1.5 points since Feb 4, 2022
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Visual truncation vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.14, and 3.5.x before 3.5.3, allows remote attackers to trigger a vertical scroll and spoof URLs via unspecified Unicode characters with a tall line-height property.
- Record
CVE-2009-3078- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Visual truncation vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.14, and 3.5.x before 3.5.3, allows remote attackers to trigger a vertical scroll and spoof URLs via unspecified Unicode characters with a tall line-height property.
- Record
CVE-2009-3078- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-3062 No score
Visual truncation vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.14, and 3.5.x before 3.5.3, allows remote attackers to trigger a vertical scroll and spoof URLs via unspecified Unicode characters with a tall line-height property.
- Record
EUVD-2009-3062- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q948-rp96-c8w7 No score
Visual truncation vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.14, and 3.5.x before 3.5.3, allows...
Visual truncation vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.14, and 3.5.x before 3.5.3, allows remote attackers to trigger a vertical scroll and spoof URLs via unspecified Unicode characters with a tall line-height property.
- Record
GHSA-q948-rp96-c8w7- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1 No score
MozillaFirefox-50.1.0-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the MozillaFirefox-50.1.0-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1 No score
firefox-esr-128.5.1-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the firefox-esr-128.5.1-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
xulrunnerDebian:5.0 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs |
before 1.9.0.14-0lenny1, plus listed versions 1.9.0.10-11.9.0.11-0lenny11.9.0.11-11.9.0.12-0lenny11.9.0.12-1 Show 10 moreShow less1.9.0.13-0lenny11.9.0.13-11.9.0.5-11.9.0.6-11.9.0.7-0lenny11.9.0.7-0lenny21.9.0.7-11.9.0.8-11.9.0.9-0lenny21.9.0.9-1 |
1.9.0.14-0lenny1 |
firefoxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:3.0.14-1.el4 | 0:3.0.14-1.el4 |
firefox-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:3.0.14-1.el4 | 0:3.0.14-1.el4 |
nsprRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:4.7.5-1.el4_8 | 0:4.7.5-1.el4_8 |
nspr-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:4.7.5-1.el4_8 | 0:4.7.5-1.el4_8 |
nspr-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:4.7.5-1.el4_8 | 0:4.7.5-1.el4_8 |
firefoxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:3.0.14-1.el4 | 0:3.0.14-1.el4 |
firefox-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:3.0.14-1.el4 | 0:3.0.14-1.el4 |
nsprRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:4.7.5-1.el4_8 | 0:4.7.5-1.el4_8 |
nspr-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:4.7.5-1.el4_8 | 0:4.7.5-1.el4_8 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
nspr-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:4.7.5-1.el4_8 | 0:4.7.5-1.el4_8 |
firefoxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:3.0.14-1.el4 | 0:3.0.14-1.el4 |
firefox-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:3.0.14-1.el4 | 0:3.0.14-1.el4 |
nsprRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:4.7.5-1.el4_8 | 0:4.7.5-1.el4_8 |
nspr-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:4.7.5-1.el4_8 | 0:4.7.5-1.el4_8 |
nspr-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:4.7.5-1.el4_8 | 0:4.7.5-1.el4_8 |
firefoxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:3.0.14-1.el4 | 0:3.0.14-1.el4 |
firefox-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:3.0.14-1.el4 | 0:3.0.14-1.el4 |
nsprRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:4.7.5-1.el4_8 | 0:4.7.5-1.el4_8 |
nspr-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:4.7.5-1.el4_8 | 0:4.7.5-1.el4_8 |
nspr-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:4.7.5-1.el4_8 | 0:4.7.5-1.el4_8 |
nsprRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:4.7.5-1.el5_4 | 0:4.7.5-1.el5_4 |
nspr-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:4.7.5-1.el5_4 | 0:4.7.5-1.el5_4 |
nspr-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:4.7.5-1.el5_4 | 0:4.7.5-1.el5_4 |
xulrunnerRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:1.9.0.14-1.el5_4 | 0:1.9.0.14-1.el5_4 |
xulrunner-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:1.9.0.14-1.el5_4 | 0:1.9.0.14-1.el5_4 |
xulrunner-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:1.9.0.14-1.el5_4 | 0:1.9.0.14-1.el5_4 |
xulrunner-devel-unstableRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:1.9.0.14-1.el5_4 | 0:1.9.0.14-1.el5_4 |
firefoxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:3.0.14-1.el5_4 | 0:3.0.14-1.el5_4 |
firefox-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:3.0.14-1.el5_4 | 0:3.0.14-1.el5_4 |
nsprRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:4.7.5-1.el5_4 | 0:4.7.5-1.el5_4 |
nspr-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:4.7.5-1.el5_4 | 0:4.7.5-1.el5_4 |
xulrunnerRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:1.9.0.14-1.el5_4 | 0:1.9.0.14-1.el5_4 |
xulrunner-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:1.9.0.14-1.el5_4 | 0:1.9.0.14-1.el5_4 |
firefoxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:3.0.14-1.el5_4 | 0:3.0.14-1.el5_4 |
firefox-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:3.0.14-1.el5_4 | 0:3.0.14-1.el5_4 |
nsprRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:4.7.5-1.el5_4 | 0:4.7.5-1.el5_4 |
nspr-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:4.7.5-1.el5_4 | 0:4.7.5-1.el5_4 |
nspr-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:4.7.5-1.el5_4 | 0:4.7.5-1.el5_4 |
xulrunnerRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:1.9.0.14-1.el5_4 | 0:1.9.0.14-1.el5_4 |
xulrunner-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:1.9.0.14-1.el5_4 | 0:1.9.0.14-1.el5_4 |
xulrunner-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:1.9.0.14-1.el5_4 | 0:1.9.0.14-1.el5_4 |
xulrunner-devel-unstableRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:1.9.0.14-1.el5_4 | 0:1.9.0.14-1.el5_4 |
MozillaFirefoxopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 899 CVEs |
before 50.1.0-1.1 | 50.1.0-1.1 |
firefox-esropenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 1860 CVEs |
before 128.5.1-1.1 | 128.5.1-1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-3078 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Mozilla Firefox, published September 10, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.25%, the 82nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1885
securityfocus.com/bid/36343
novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2009_48_firefox.html
redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1430.html
bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=453827
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5418
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secunia.com/advisories/36692
mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-50.html
securitytracker.com/id?1022875
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3078
github.com/advisories/GHSA-q948-rp96-c8w7
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1430
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=521311
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2009/rhsa-2009_1430.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2654
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5913
lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/3HI2RC7AJAHY74Q6MK7GNGWU6TITB22V
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