TI-2009-02428 Aliases CVE-2009-2542 GHSA-c42p-m5wc-8hf3

Netscape 6 and 8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory…

LOW 25CWE-399Published 2009-07-20 · Updated 2024-08-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Medium
Impact type: Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · None · Partial
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Netscape 6 and 8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large integer value for the length property of a Select object, a related issue to CVE-2009-1692.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02332 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD and the CNA

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:netscape:navigator:6:::::::*	6	Vulnerable	Netscape
cpe:2.3:a:netscape:navigator:8:::::::*	8	Vulnerable	Netscape

cpe:2.3:a:netscape:navigator:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6 Vulnerable ·Netscape
cpe:2.3:a:netscape:navigator:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8 Vulnerable ·Netscape

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-2542
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c42p-m5wc-8hf3

References

Exploit 2

TI-2004-00663 Integer overflow in the SOAPParameter object constructor in (1) Netscape version 7.0 and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
TI-2007-03801 Argument injection vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, when running on systems… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
TI-2004-00818 Integer overflow in the bitmap (BMP) decoder for Mozilla Firefox before the Preview… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
TI-2006-04108 Concurrency vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.6
TI-2007-03912 Multiple argument injection vulnerabilities in Netscape Navigator 9 allow remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2007-01320 AcroPDF.DLL in Adobe Reader 8.0, when accessed from Mozilla Firefox, Netscape, or Opera… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0

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Sources

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