NVD - CVE-2009-3978

CVE-2009-3978 Detail

Description

The nsGIFDecoder2::GifWrite function in decoders/gif/nsGIFDecoder2.cpp in libpr0n in Mozilla Firefox before 3.5.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via an animated GIF file with a large image size, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-3373.

Source: MITRE
Description Last Modified: 11/18/2009

Impact

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.3 MEDIUM
Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 2.9
Exploitability Subscore: 8.6

Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): Partial
Additional Information:
Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Allows disruption of service

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Hyperlink	Resource
http://hg.mozilla.org/releases/mozilla-1.9.1/rev/edf189567edc
http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Mozilla-fixes-critical-bugs-with-Firefox-3-5-5-852070.html	Patch
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.5.5/releasenotes/	Patch
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=525326
https://wiki.mozilla.org/Releases/Firefox_3.5.5/Test_Plan	Patch

Technical Details

Vulnerability Type (View All)

Other (NVD-CWE-Other)

Vulnerable software and versions Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1
OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:rc:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0:preview_release:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 3.5.4

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2009-3978
NVD Published Date:
11/18/2009
NVD Last Modified:
11/19/2009