CVE-2009-3378
The oggplay_data_handle_theora_frame function in media/liboggplay/src/liboggplay/oggplay_data.c...
The oggplay_data_handle_theora_frame function in media/liboggplay/src/liboggplay/oggplay_data.c in liboggplay, as used in Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x before 3.5.4, attempts to reuse an earlier frame data structure upon encountering a decoding error for the first frame, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted .ogg video file.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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The oggplay_data_handle_theora_frame function in media/liboggplay/src/liboggplay/oggplay_data.c in liboggplay, as used in Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x before 3.5.4, attempts to reuse an earlier frame data structure upon encountering a decoding error for the first frame, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted .ogg video file.
- Record
CVE-2009-3378- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The oggplay_data_handle_theora_frame function in media/liboggplay/src/liboggplay/oggplay_data.c in liboggplay, as used in Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x before 3.5.4, attempts to reuse an earlier frame data structure upon encountering a decoding error for the first frame, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted .ogg video file.
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CVE-2009-3378- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-3360 No score
The oggplay_data_handle_theora_frame function in media/liboggplay/src/liboggplay/oggplay_data.c in liboggplay, as used in Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x before 3.5.4, attempts to reuse an earlier frame data structure upon encountering a decoding error for the first frame, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted .ogg video file.
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EUVD-2009-3360- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vcwp-h637-px5r No score
The oggplay_data_handle_theora_frame function in media/liboggplay/src/liboggplay/oggplay_data.c...
The oggplay_data_handle_theora_frame function in media/liboggplay/src/liboggplay/oggplay_data.c in liboggplay, as used in Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x before 3.5.4, attempts to reuse an earlier frame data structure upon encountering a decoding error for the first frame, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted .ogg video file.
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GHSA-vcwp-h637-px5r- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
The oggplay_data_handle_theora_frame function in media/liboggplay/src/liboggplay/oggplay_data.c in liboggplay, as used in Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x before 3.5.4, attempts to reuse an earlier frame data structure upon encountering a decoding error for the first frame, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted .ogg video file.
- Record
CVE-2009-3378- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2009-3378 No score
The oggplay_data_handle_theora_frame function in media/liboggplay/src/liboggplay/oggplay_data.c in liboggplay, as used in Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x before 3.5.4, attempts to reuse an earlier frame data structure upon encountering a decoding error for the first frame, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted .ogg video file.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2009-3378- 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
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
liboggplayDebian:12 |
before 0.2.1~git20091120-1 | 0.2.1~git20091120-1 |
liboggplayDebian:13 |
before 0.2.1~git20091120-1 | 0.2.1~git20091120-1 |
MozillaFirefoxopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 899 CVEs |
before 50.1.0-1.1 | 50.1.0-1.1 |
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-2009-3378 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Mozilla Firefox, published October 29, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.81%, the 90th percentile. Fixed in liboggplay 0.2.1~git20091120-1.
References
sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-272909-1
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6443
mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-63.html
bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=500311
vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3334
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:294
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nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3378
github.com/advisories/GHSA-vcwp-h637-px5r
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-3378
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5913
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