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TI-2009-00338 Aliases CVE-2009-0358GHSA-qfpv-wrwf-3vwj

Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.6 does not properly implement the (1) no-store and (2)…

Priority LOW 17CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Adjacent network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.6 does not properly implement the (1) no-store and (2) no-cache Cache-Control directives, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by using the (a) back button or (b) history list of the victim's browser, as demonstrated by reading the response page of an https POST request.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00521 44th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 9

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0 alphaVulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0 beta2VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0 beta5VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.2VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.3VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.4VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.5VulnerableMozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 alpha Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 beta2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 beta5 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.3 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.4 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.5 Vulnerable ·Mozilla

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2009:0256 Released 2009-02-04 · Red Hat rating Critical
    firefox security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) firefox-3.0.6-1.el5, firefox-3.0.6-1.el5.i386, firefox-3.0.6-1.el5.ia64 +29
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 firefox-3.0.6-1.el4, firefox-3.0.6-1.el4.i386, firefox-3.0.6-1.el4.ia64 +13
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) firefox-3.0.6-1.el5, firefox-3.0.6-1.el5.i386, nss-3.12.2.0-4.el5 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) nss-3.12.2.0-4.el5, nss-devel-3.12.2.0-4.el5, nss-devel-3.12.2.0-4.el5.i386 +7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 firefox-3.0.6-1.el4, firefox-3.0.6-1.el4.i386, nss-3.12.2.0-3.el4 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 firefox-3.0.6-1.el4, firefox-3.0.6-1.el4.i386, firefox-3.0.6-1.el4.ia64 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 firefox-3.0.6-1.el4, firefox-3.0.6-1.el4.i386, firefox-3.0.6-1.el4.ia64 +9

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2009:0256
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2009:0256
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2009:0256
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2009:0256
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2009:0256
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2009:0256
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2009:0256

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-0358
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qfpv-wrwf-3vwj

References

Advisory 6

Other 5

  • TI-2024-08981 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-09832 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2019-08769 Improper input validation in Mozilla Firefox ESR KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2010-03577 Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x through 3.5.14 and 3.6.x through 3.6.11, Thunderbird 3.1.6 before… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-04799 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-04477 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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