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TI-2009-03775 Aliases CVE-2009-3978GHSA-8w37-959h-v45j

The nsGIFDecoder2::GifWrite function in decoders/gif/nsGIFDecoder2.cpp in libpr0n in…

Priority LOW 24Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The nsGIFDecoder2::GifWrite function in decoders/gif/nsGIFDecoder2.cpp in libpr0n in Mozilla Firefox before 3.5.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via an animated GIF file with a large image size, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-3373.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01788 78th 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

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

CPE configurations NVD · 70

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 3.5.4VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.2VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.3VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.4VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.1VulnerableMozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.5.4 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.3 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
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CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:rc:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9 rcVulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.2VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.3VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0:preview_release:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0 preview_releaseVulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.2VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.3VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.4VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.5VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.6VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.7VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.8VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5 beta1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5 beta2VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0.2VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0.3VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0.4VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0.5VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0.6VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0.7VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0.8VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0.9VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0.10VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0.11VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0.12VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.2VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.3VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.4VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.5VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.6VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.7VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.8VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8VulnerableMozilla
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:2.0.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0.10VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0.11VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.5VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5VulnerableMozilla
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:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:rc:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9 rc Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.3 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0:preview_release:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 preview_release Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.3 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.4 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.5 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.6 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.7 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.8 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 beta1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 beta2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0.3 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0.4 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0.5 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0.6 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0.7 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0.8 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0.9 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0.10 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0.11 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0.12 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.3 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.4 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.5 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.6 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.7 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.8 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • 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
  • 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:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.5 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5 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

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-3978
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8w37-959h-v45j

References

Patch 3

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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