Mozilla Firefox 3.0.6 through 3.0.13, and 3.5.x, allows remote attackers to cause a…
Priority LOW 30CWE-399Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- 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
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.6 through 3.0.13, and 3.5.x, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via JavaScript code with a long string value for the hash property (aka location.hash), a related issue to CVE-2008-5715.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.04625 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
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 · 13
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.6 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.7 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.8 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.9 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.10 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.11 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.12 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.13 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.5 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.5.1 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
- 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:3.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.10 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.11 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.12 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.13 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-2953
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7wrp-3pc5-gg9v
References
More Mozilla Firefox vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2009-2953 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-2953 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7wrp-3pc5-gg9v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2009-2953 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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