CVE-2009-3389
Integer overflow in libtheora in Xiph.Org Theora before 1.1, as used in Mozilla Firefox 3.5...
Integer overflow in libtheora in Xiph.Org Theora before 1.1, as used in Mozilla Firefox 3.5 before 3.5.6 and SeaMonkey before 2.0.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a video with large dimensions.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Integer overflow in libtheora in Xiph.Org Theora before 1.1, as used in Mozilla Firefox 3.5 before 3.5.6 and SeaMonkey before 2.0.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a video with large dimensions.
- Record
CVE-2009-3389- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-189
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Integer overflow in libtheora in Xiph.Org Theora before 1.1, as used in Mozilla Firefox 3.5 before 3.5.6 and SeaMonkey before 2.0.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a video with large dimensions.
- Record
CVE-2009-3389- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-3371 No score
Integer overflow in libtheora in Xiph.Org Theora before 1.1, as used in Mozilla Firefox 3.5 before 3.5.6 and SeaMonkey before 2.0.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a video with large dimensions.
- Record
EUVD-2009-3371- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vvqg-rc4c-3qfj No score
Integer overflow in libtheora in Xiph.Org Theora before 1.1, as used in Mozilla Firefox 3.5...
Integer overflow in libtheora in Xiph.Org Theora before 1.1, as used in Mozilla Firefox 3.5 before 3.5.6 and SeaMonkey before 2.0.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a video with large dimensions.
- Record
GHSA-vvqg-rc4c-3qfj- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Integer overflow in libtheora in Xiph.Org Theora before 1.1, as used in Mozilla Firefox 3.5 before 3.5.6 and SeaMonkey before 2.0.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a video with large dimensions.
- Record
CVE-2009-3389- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2009-3389 No score
Integer overflow in libtheora in Xiph.Org Theora before 1.1, as used in Mozilla Firefox 3.5 before 3.5.6 and SeaMonkey before 2.0.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a video with large dimensions.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2009-3389- 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-2024:10218-1 No score
seamonkey-2.40-6.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the seamonkey-2.40-6.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10218-1- 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 |
|---|---|---|
libtheoraDebian:12 |
before 1.1 | 1.1 |
libtheoraDebian:13 |
before 1.1 | 1.1 |
libtheoraDebian:14 |
before 1.1 | 1.1 |
libtheoraDebian:5.0 |
before 1.0~beta3-1+lenny1, plus listed versions 1.0~beta3-1 |
1.0~beta3-1+lenny1 |
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-2009-3389 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Mozilla Firefox, published December 17, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.78%, the 91st percentile. Fixed in libtheora 1.1.
References
secunia.com/advisories/39317
mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-67.html
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7967
vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3547
bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=515882
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redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg01034.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00001.html
ubuntu.com/usn/USN-874-1
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54805
securityfocus.com/bid/37349
theora.org/news
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:043
novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2009_63_firefox.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3389
github.com/advisories/GHSA-vvqg-rc4c-3qfj
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-3389
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5913
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