CVE-2009-3933
WebKit before r50173, as used in Google Chrome before 3.0.195.32, allows remote attackers to...
WebKit before r50173, as used in Google Chrome before 3.0.195.32, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a web page that calls the JavaScript setInterval method, which triggers an incompatibility between the WTF::currentTime and base::Time functions.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
WebKit before r50173, as used in Google Chrome before 3.0.195.32, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a web page that calls the JavaScript setInterval method, which triggers an incompatibility between the WTF::currentTime and base::Time functions.
- Record
CVE-2009-3933- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
WebKit before r50173, as used in Google Chrome before 3.0.195.32, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a web page that calls the JavaScript setInterval method, which triggers an incompatibility between the WTF::currentTime and base::Time functions.
- Record
CVE-2009-3933- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-3904 No score
WebKit before r50173, as used in Google Chrome before 3.0.195.32, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a web page that calls the JavaScript setInterval method, which triggers an incompatibility between the WTF::currentTime and base::Time functions.
- Record
EUVD-2009-3904- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jmx4-fm4w-px4w No score
WebKit before r50173, as used in Google Chrome before 3.0.195.32, allows remote attackers to...
WebKit before r50173, as used in Google Chrome before 3.0.195.32, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a web page that calls the JavaScript setInterval method, which triggers an incompatibility between the WTF::currentTime and base::Time functions.
- Record
GHSA-jmx4-fm4w-px4w- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-3933 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Webkit, published November 12, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.10%, the 87th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
secunia.com/advisories/43068
googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2009/11/stable-channel-update.html
vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212
trac.webkit.org/changeset/50173
bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=30833
codereview.chromium.org/339039
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54297
code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=25892
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome?view=rev&revision=30311
osvdb.org/59745
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3933
github.com/advisories/GHSA-jmx4-fm4w-px4w