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TI-2009-01751 Aliases CVE-2009-1839GHSA-mx4x-6484-3f7v

Mozilla Firefox 3 before 3.0.11 associates an incorrect principal with a file: URL loaded…

Priority LOW 34CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

Mozilla Firefox 3 before 3.0.11 associates an incorrect principal with a file: URL loaded through the location bar, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and read files via a crafted HTML document, aka a "file-URL-to-file-URL scripting" attack.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.07124 94th 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 · 16

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 3.0.10VulnerableMozilla
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.0.10 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • 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
Show 6 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.6VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.7VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.8VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.9VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0beta5VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.1:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1 beta1VulnerableMozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.6 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.7 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.8 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.9 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0beta5 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.1:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 beta1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2009:1095 Released 2009-06-11 · Red Hat rating Critical
    firefox security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) firefox-3.0.11-2.el5_3, firefox-3.0.11-2.el5_3.i386, firefox-3.0.11-2.el5_3.ia64 +13
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 firefox-3.0.11-4.el4, firefox-3.0.11-4.el4.i386, firefox-3.0.11-4.el4.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) firefox-3.0.11-2.el5_3, firefox-3.0.11-2.el5_3.i386, xulrunner-1.9.0.11-3.el5_3 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) xulrunner-1.9.0.11-3.el5_3, xulrunner-devel-1.9.0.11-3.el5_3, xulrunner-devel-1.9.0.11-3.el5_3.i386 +2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 firefox-3.0.11-4.el4, firefox-3.0.11-4.el4.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 firefox-3.0.11-4.el4, firefox-3.0.11-4.el4.i386, firefox-3.0.11-4.el4.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 firefox-3.0.11-4.el4, firefox-3.0.11-4.el4.i386, firefox-3.0.11-4.el4.ia64

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2009:1095
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2009:1095
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2009:1095
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2009:1095
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2009:1095
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2009:1095
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2009:1095

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-1839
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mx4x-6484-3f7v

References

Patch 1

Advisory 7

Other 4

  • 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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Sources

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