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TI-2009-03118 Aliases CVE-2009-3274GHSA-r6ww-vw3x-xp48

Mozilla Firefox 3.6a1, 3.5.3, 3.5.2, and earlier 3.5.x versions, and 3.0.14 and earlier…

Priority LOW 20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

Mozilla Firefox 3.6a1, 3.5.3, 3.5.2, and earlier 3.5.x versions, and 3.0.14 and earlier 2.x and 3.x versions, on Linux uses a predictable /tmp pathname for files selected from the Downloads window, which allows local users to replace an arbitrary downloaded file by placing a file in a /tmp location before the download occurs, related to the Download Manager component. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00292 21st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 4 advisories

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 · 42

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0.2VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0.3VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0.4VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0.5VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0.6VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0.7VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0.8VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0.9VulnerableMozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.3 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.4 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.5 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.6 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.7 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.8 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.9 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
Show 32 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0.10VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0.11VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0.12VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0.13VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0.14VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0.15VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0.16VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0.17VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0.18VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0.19VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0.20VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0VulnerableMozilla
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:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*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:3.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.10VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.11VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.12VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.13VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.14VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.2VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.3VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.6:a1:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6 a1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onLinux
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.10 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.11 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.12 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.13 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.14 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.15 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.16 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.17 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.18 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.19 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.20 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 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
  • 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:3.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.14 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
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.3 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.6:a1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6 a1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Linux

Remediation

Red Hat 4 advisories

  • RHSA-2010:0154 Released 2010-03-17 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    thunderbird security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 thunderbird-1.5.0.12-25.el4, thunderbird-1.5.0.12-25.el4.i386, thunderbird-1.5.0.12-25.el4.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 thunderbird-1.5.0.12-25.el4, thunderbird-1.5.0.12-25.el4.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 thunderbird-1.5.0.12-25.el4, thunderbird-1.5.0.12-25.el4.i386, thunderbird-1.5.0.12-25.el4.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 thunderbird-1.5.0.12-25.el4, thunderbird-1.5.0.12-25.el4.i386, thunderbird-1.5.0.12-25.el4.ia64
  • RHSA-2010:0153 Released 2010-03-17 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    thunderbird security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) thunderbird-2.0.0.24-2.el5_4, thunderbird-2.0.0.24-2.el5_4.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) thunderbird-2.0.0.24-2.el5_4, thunderbird-2.0.0.24-2.el5_4.i386
  • RHSA-2009:1531 Released 2009-10-27 · Red Hat rating Critical
    seamonkey security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.47.el3, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.47.el3.i386, seamonkey-chat-1.0.9-0.47.el3 +17
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.47.el3, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.47.el3.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.47.el3.ia64 +37
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 seamonkey-1.0.9-50.el4_8, seamonkey-1.0.9-50.el4_8.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-50.el4_8.ia64 +21
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 seamonkey-1.0.9-50.el4_8, seamonkey-1.0.9-50.el4_8.i386, seamonkey-chat-1.0.9-50.el4_8 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.47.el3, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.47.el3.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.47.el3.ia64 +27
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 seamonkey-1.0.9-50.el4_8, seamonkey-1.0.9-50.el4_8.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-50.el4_8.ia64 +15
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.47.el3, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.47.el3.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.47.el3.ia64 +27
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 seamonkey-1.0.9-50.el4_8, seamonkey-1.0.9-50.el4_8.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-50.el4_8.ia64 +15
Show 1 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2009:1530 Released 2009-10-27 · Red Hat rating Critical
    firefox security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) firefox-3.0.15-3.el5_4, firefox-3.0.15-3.el5_4.i386, firefox-3.0.15-3.el5_4.ia64 +21
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 firefox-3.0.15-3.el4, firefox-3.0.15-3.el4.i386, firefox-3.0.15-3.el4.ia64 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) firefox-3.0.15-3.el5_4, firefox-3.0.15-3.el5_4.i386, nspr-4.7.6-1.el5_4 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) nspr-4.7.6-1.el5_4, nspr-devel-4.7.6-1.el5_4, nspr-devel-4.7.6-1.el5_4.i386 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 firefox-3.0.15-3.el4, firefox-3.0.15-3.el4.i386, nspr-4.7.6-1.el4_8 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 firefox-3.0.15-3.el4, firefox-3.0.15-3.el4.i386, firefox-3.0.15-3.el4.ia64 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 firefox-3.0.15-3.el4, firefox-3.0.15-3.el4.i386, firefox-3.0.15-3.el4.ia64 +6

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2009:1531
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2009:1530
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2009:1531
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2009:1530, RHSA-2009:1531, RHSA-2010:0154
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2009:1530, RHSA-2010:0153
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2009:1530
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2009:1530, RHSA-2009:1531, RHSA-2010:0154
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2009:1531
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2009:1530, RHSA-2009:1531, RHSA-2010:0154
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2010:0153
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2009:1531
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2009:1530, RHSA-2009:1531, RHSA-2010:0154

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-3274
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r6ww-vw3x-xp48

References

Advisory 9

Other 2

  • 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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