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CVE-2009-3986

Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.16 and 3.5.x before 3.5.6, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.1, allows remote...

7.6 High

Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.16 and 3.5.x before 3.5.6, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript with chrome privileges by leveraging a reference to a chrome window from a content window, related to the window.opener property.

Exploit likelihood

3.71%Down 0.2 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.6

Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.16 and 3.5.x before 3.5.6, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript with chrome privileges by leveraging a reference to a chrome window from a content window, related to the window.opener property.

Record
CVE-2009-3986
CVSS 2.0
7.6 HighAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-94
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 execute arbitrary JavaScript with chrome privileges by leveraging a reference to a chrome window from a content window, related to the window.opener property.

Record
CVE-2009-3986
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-3957 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 execute arbitrary JavaScript with chrome privileges by leveraging a reference to a chrome window from a content window, related to the window.opener property.

Record
EUVD-2009-3957
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hm3p-p79c-ph3c 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 execute arbitrary JavaScript with chrome privileges by leveraging a reference to a chrome window from a content window, related to the window.opener property.

Record
GHSA-hm3p-p79c-ph3c
Weakness
CWE-94
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
xulrunner
Debian: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
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1.9.0.13-0lenny11.9.0.13-11.9.0.14-0lenny11.9.0.14-11.9.0.15-0lenny11.9.0.5-11.9.0.6-11.9.0.7-0lenny11.9.0.7-0lenny21.9.0.7-11.9.0.8-11.9.0.9-0lenny21.9.0.9-1
1.9.0.16-1
firefox
Red 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-debuginfo
Red 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
Red 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-debuginfo
Red 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
Red 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-debuginfo
Red 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
Red 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-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:3.0.16-4.el4
0:3.0.16-4.el4
xulrunner
Red 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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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
xulrunner-debuginfo
Red 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
Red 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-unstable
Red 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
firefox
Red 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-debuginfo
Red 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
xulrunner
Red 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-debuginfo
Red 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
firefox
Red 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-debuginfo
Red 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
xulrunner
Red 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-debuginfo
Red 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
Red 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-unstable
Red 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

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2009-3986 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.6) 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 3.71%, the 89th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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