CVE-2009-3985
Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.16 and 3.5.x before 3.5.6, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.1, allows remote...
6.8 Medium
Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.16 and 3.5.x before 3.5.6, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.1, allows remote attackers to associate spoofed content with an invalid URL by setting document.location to this URL, and then writing arbitrary web script or HTML to the associated blank document, a related issue to CVE-2009-2654.
Exploit likelihood
2.54%Down 1.4 points since Feb 4, 2022
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.16 and 3.5.x before 3.5.6, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.1, allows remote attackers to associate spoofed content with an invalid URL by setting document.location to this URL, and then writing arbitrary web script or HTML to the associated blank document, a related issue to CVE-2009-2654.
- Record
CVE-2009-3985- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.16 and 3.5.x before 3.5.6, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.1, allows remote attackers to associate spoofed content with an invalid URL by setting document.location to this URL, and then writing arbitrary web script or HTML to the associated blank document, a related issue to CVE-2009-2654.
- Record
CVE-2009-3985- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-3956 No score
Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.16 and 3.5.x before 3.5.6, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.1, allows remote attackers to associate spoofed content with an invalid URL by setting document.location to this URL, and then writing arbitrary web script or HTML to the associated blank document, a related issue to CVE-2009-2654.
- Record
EUVD-2009-3956- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gfvv-6f6j-f63q No score
Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.16 and 3.5.x before 3.5.6, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.1, allows remote...
Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.16 and 3.5.x before 3.5.6, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.1, allows remote attackers to associate spoofed content with an invalid URL by setting document.location to this URL, and then writing arbitrary web script or HTML to the associated blank document, a related issue to CVE-2009-2654.
- Record
GHSA-gfvv-6f6j-f63q- 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
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
xulrunnerDebian:5.0 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 1.9.0.16-1, 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 13 moreShow less1.9.0.13-0lenny11.9.0.13-11.9.0.14-0lenny11.9.0.14-11.9.0.15-0lenny11.9.0.5-11.9.0.6-11.9.0.7-0lenny11.9.0.7-0lenny21.9.0.7-11.9.0.8-11.9.0.9-0lenny21.9.0.9-1 |
1.9.0.16-1 |
firefoxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:3.0.16-4.el4 | 0:3.0.16-4.el4 |
firefox-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:3.0.16-4.el4 | 0:3.0.16-4.el4 |
firefoxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:3.0.16-4.el4 | 0:3.0.16-4.el4 |
firefox-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:3.0.16-4.el4 | 0:3.0.16-4.el4 |
firefoxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:3.0.16-4.el4 | 0:3.0.16-4.el4 |
firefox-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:3.0.16-4.el4 | 0:3.0.16-4.el4 |
firefoxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:3.0.16-4.el4 | 0:3.0.16-4.el4 |
firefox-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:3.0.16-4.el4 | 0:3.0.16-4.el4 |
xulrunnerRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:1.9.0.16-2.el5_4 | 0:1.9.0.16-2.el5_4 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
xulrunner-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:1.9.0.16-2.el5_4 | 0:1.9.0.16-2.el5_4 |
xulrunner-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:1.9.0.16-2.el5_4 | 0:1.9.0.16-2.el5_4 |
xulrunner-devel-unstableRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:1.9.0.16-2.el5_4 | 0:1.9.0.16-2.el5_4 |
firefoxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:3.0.16-1.el5_4 | 0:3.0.16-1.el5_4 |
firefox-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:3.0.16-1.el5_4 | 0:3.0.16-1.el5_4 |
xulrunnerRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:1.9.0.16-2.el5_4 | 0:1.9.0.16-2.el5_4 |
xulrunner-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:1.9.0.16-2.el5_4 | 0:1.9.0.16-2.el5_4 |
firefoxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:3.0.16-1.el5_4 | 0:3.0.16-1.el5_4 |
firefox-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:3.0.16-1.el5_4 | 0:3.0.16-1.el5_4 |
xulrunnerRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:1.9.0.16-2.el5_4 | 0:1.9.0.16-2.el5_4 |
xulrunner-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:1.9.0.16-2.el5_4 | 0:1.9.0.16-2.el5_4 |
xulrunner-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:1.9.0.16-2.el5_4 | 0:1.9.0.16-2.el5_4 |
xulrunner-devel-unstableRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:1.9.0.16-2.el5_4 | 0:1.9.0.16-2.el5_4 |
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-2009-3985 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Mozilla Firefox, published December 16, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.54%, the 85th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securitytracker.com/id?1023343
secunia.com/advisories/37704
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8480
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54808
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vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3547
bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=514232
redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg01034.html
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=546726
ubuntu.com/usn/USN-874-1
securityfocus.com/bid/37349
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1674.html
debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1956
mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-69.html
novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2009_63_firefox.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3985
github.com/advisories/GHSA-gfvv-6f6j-f63q
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1674
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2009/rhsa-2009_1674.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-3979
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5913
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