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CVE-2009-3979

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.16 and 3...

9.3 High

CVE-2009-3979 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) 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 3.96%, the 90th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?
Severity
9.3 HighCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
3.96%EPSS, 90th percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.16 and 3.5.x before 3.5.6, SeaMonkey before 2.0.1, and Thunderbird allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.

Exploit likelihood

3.96%Down 2.6 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

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
seamonkey
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
seamonkey-chat
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
seamonkey-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
seamonkey-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
seamonkey-dom-inspector
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
seamonkey-js-debugger
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
seamonkey-mail
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
seamonkey-nspr
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
seamonkey-nspr-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
seamonkey-nss
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
seamonkey-nss-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
seamonkey
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
seamonkey-chat
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
seamonkey-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
seamonkey-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
seamonkey-dom-inspector
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
seamonkey-js-debugger
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
seamonkey-mail
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
seamonkey-nspr
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
seamonkey-nspr-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
seamonkey-nss
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
seamonkey-nss-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
seamonkey
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
seamonkey-chat
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
seamonkey-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
seamonkey-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
seamonkey-dom-inspector
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
seamonkey-js-debugger
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
seamonkey-mail
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
seamonkey-nspr
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
seamonkey-nspr-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
seamonkey-nss
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
seamonkey-nss-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
seamonkey
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
seamonkey-chat
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
seamonkey-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
seamonkey-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
seamonkey-dom-inspector
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
seamonkey-js-debugger
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
seamonkey-mail
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
seamonkey-nspr
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
seamonkey-nspr-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
seamonkey-nss
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
seamonkey-nss-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
0:1.0.9-0.48.el3
seamonkey
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-51.el4_8
0:1.0.9-51.el4_8
seamonkey-chat
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-51.el4_8
0:1.0.9-51.el4_8
seamonkey-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-51.el4_8
0:1.0.9-51.el4_8
seamonkey-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-51.el4_8
0:1.0.9-51.el4_8
seamonkey-dom-inspector
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-51.el4_8
0:1.0.9-51.el4_8
seamonkey-js-debugger
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-51.el4_8
0:1.0.9-51.el4_8
seamonkey-mail
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-51.el4_8
0:1.0.9-51.el4_8
seamonkey
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-51.el4_8
0:1.0.9-51.el4_8
seamonkey-chat
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-51.el4_8
0:1.0.9-51.el4_8
seamonkey-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-51.el4_8
0:1.0.9-51.el4_8
seamonkey-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-51.el4_8
0:1.0.9-51.el4_8
seamonkey-dom-inspector
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-51.el4_8
0:1.0.9-51.el4_8
seamonkey-js-debugger
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-51.el4_8
0:1.0.9-51.el4_8
seamonkey-mail
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-51.el4_8
0:1.0.9-51.el4_8
seamonkey
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-51.el4_8
0:1.0.9-51.el4_8
seamonkey-chat
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-51.el4_8
0:1.0.9-51.el4_8
seamonkey-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-51.el4_8
0:1.0.9-51.el4_8
seamonkey-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-51.el4_8
0:1.0.9-51.el4_8
seamonkey-dom-inspector
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-51.el4_8
0:1.0.9-51.el4_8
seamonkey-js-debugger
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-51.el4_8
0:1.0.9-51.el4_8
seamonkey-mail
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-51.el4_8
0:1.0.9-51.el4_8
seamonkey
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-51.el4_8
0:1.0.9-51.el4_8
seamonkey-chat
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-51.el4_8
0:1.0.9-51.el4_8
seamonkey-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-51.el4_8
0:1.0.9-51.el4_8
seamonkey-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-51.el4_8
0:1.0.9-51.el4_8
seamonkey-dom-inspector
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-51.el4_8
0:1.0.9-51.el4_8
seamonkey-js-debugger
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-51.el4_8
0:1.0.9-51.el4_8
seamonkey-mail
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:1.0.9-51.el4_8
0:1.0.9-51.el4_8
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
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
thunderbird
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 19 CVEs
before 0:2.0.0.24-2.el5_4
0:2.0.0.24-2.el5_4
thunderbird-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 19 CVEs
before 0:2.0.0.24-2.el5_4
0:2.0.0.24-2.el5_4
thunderbird
Red Hat:rhel_productivity:5
From an advisory covering 19 CVEs
before 0:2.0.0.24-2.el5_4
0:2.0.0.24-2.el5_4
thunderbird-debuginfo
Red Hat:rhel_productivity:5
From an advisory covering 19 CVEs
before 0:2.0.0.24-2.el5_4
0:2.0.0.24-2.el5_4
thunderbird
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 19 CVEs
before 0:1.5.0.12-25.el4
0:1.5.0.12-25.el4
thunderbird-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 19 CVEs
before 0:1.5.0.12-25.el4
0:1.5.0.12-25.el4
thunderbird
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 19 CVEs
before 0:1.5.0.12-25.el4
0:1.5.0.12-25.el4
thunderbird-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 19 CVEs
before 0:1.5.0.12-25.el4
0:1.5.0.12-25.el4
thunderbird
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 19 CVEs
before 0:1.5.0.12-25.el4
0:1.5.0.12-25.el4
thunderbird-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 19 CVEs
before 0:1.5.0.12-25.el4
0:1.5.0.12-25.el4
thunderbird
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 19 CVEs
before 0:1.5.0.12-25.el4
0:1.5.0.12-25.el4
thunderbird-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 19 CVEs
before 0:1.5.0.12-25.el4
0:1.5.0.12-25.el4
MozillaFirefox
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 899 CVEs
before 50.1.0-1.1
50.1.0-1.1
firefox-esr
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 1860 CVEs
before 128.5.1-1.1
128.5.1-1.1

What each source reports

NVD Score used9.3

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.16 and 3.5.x before 3.5.6, SeaMonkey before 2.0.1, and Thunderbird allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.

Record
CVE-2009-3979
CVSS 2.0
9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.16 and 3.5.x before 3.5.6, SeaMonkey before 2.0.1, and Thunderbird allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.

Record
CVE-2009-3979
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-3950No score

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.16 and 3.5.x before 3.5.6, SeaMonkey before 2.0.1, and Thunderbird allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.

Record
EUVD-2009-3950
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-734v-fvv9-cgqmNo score

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.16 and 3...

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.16 and 3.5.x before 3.5.6, SeaMonkey before 2.0.1, and Thunderbird allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.

Record
GHSA-734v-fvv9-cgqm
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1No 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-2024:10218-1No 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-2024:14572-1No 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

History

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

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