CVE-2009-2404
CVSS 9.3 - HIGH
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in a regular-expression parser in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.12.3, as used in Firefox, Thunderbird, SeaMonkey, Evolution, Pidgin, and AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), allows remote SSL servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) field of an X.509 certificate, related to the cert_TestHostName function.
Affected Products
7| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| mozilla | network_security_services |
3.12.3
|
| aol | instant_messenger |
All versions
|
| gnome | evolution |
All versions
|
| mozilla | firefox |
All versions
|
| mozilla | seamonkey |
All versions
|
| mozilla | thunderbird |
All versions
|
| pidgin | pidgin |
All versions
|
References
Weakness Types
CWE-119
CVE Information
- CVE ID:
CVE-2009-2404- Published:
- 2009-08-03
- Modified:
- 2026-04-23
- CVSS Score:
- 9.3
- Severity:
- HIGH
- Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Affected Vendors
aol
pidgin
mozilla
gnome
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CVSS Severity Scale
0.0 - 3.9
LOW
4.0 - 6.9
MEDIUM
7.0 - 8.9
HIGH
9.0 - 10.0
CRITICAL