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CVE-2009-3978

Published: Nov 19, 2009 | Modified: Apr 09, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
4.3 N/A
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
LOW
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3978
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html

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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
FirefoxMozilla*3.5.4 (including)
FirefoxMozilla0.1 (including)0.1 (including)
FirefoxMozilla0.2 (including)0.2 (including)
FirefoxMozilla0.3 (including)0.3 (including)
FirefoxMozilla0.4 (including)0.4 (including)
FirefoxMozilla0.5 (including)0.5 (including)
FirefoxMozilla0.6 (including)0.6 (including)
FirefoxMozilla0.6.1 (including)0.6.1 (including)
FirefoxMozilla0.7 (including)0.7 (including)
FirefoxMozilla0.7.1 (including)0.7.1 (including)
FirefoxMozilla0.8 (including)0.8 (including)
FirefoxMozilla0.9 (including)0.9 (including)
FirefoxMozilla0.9-rc (including)0.9-rc (including)
FirefoxMozilla0.9.1 (including)0.9.1 (including)
FirefoxMozilla0.9.2 (including)0.9.2 (including)
FirefoxMozilla0.9.3 (including)0.9.3 (including)
FirefoxMozilla0.10 (including)0.10 (including)
FirefoxMozilla0.10.1 (including)0.10.1 (including)
FirefoxMozilla1.0 (including)1.0 (including)
FirefoxMozilla1.0-preview_release (including)1.0-preview_release (including)
FirefoxMozilla1.0.1 (including)1.0.1 (including)
FirefoxMozilla1.0.2 (including)1.0.2 (including)
FirefoxMozilla1.0.3 (including)1.0.3 (including)
FirefoxMozilla1.0.4 (including)1.0.4 (including)
FirefoxMozilla1.0.5 (including)1.0.5 (including)
FirefoxMozilla1.0.6 (including)1.0.6 (including)
FirefoxMozilla1.0.7 (including)1.0.7 (including)
FirefoxMozilla1.0.8 (including)1.0.8 (including)
FirefoxMozilla1.4.1 (including)1.4.1 (including)
FirefoxMozilla1.5 (including)1.5 (including)
FirefoxMozilla1.5-beta1 (including)1.5-beta1 (including)
FirefoxMozilla1.5-beta2 (including)1.5-beta2 (including)
FirefoxMozilla1.5.0.1 (including)1.5.0.1 (including)
FirefoxMozilla1.5.0.2 (including)1.5.0.2 (including)
FirefoxMozilla1.5.0.3 (including)1.5.0.3 (including)
FirefoxMozilla1.5.0.4 (including)1.5.0.4 (including)
FirefoxMozilla1.5.0.5 (including)1.5.0.5 (including)
FirefoxMozilla1.5.0.6 (including)1.5.0.6 (including)
FirefoxMozilla1.5.0.7 (including)1.5.0.7 (including)
FirefoxMozilla1.5.0.8 (including)1.5.0.8 (including)
FirefoxMozilla1.5.0.9 (including)1.5.0.9 (including)
FirefoxMozilla1.5.0.10 (including)1.5.0.10 (including)
FirefoxMozilla1.5.0.11 (including)1.5.0.11 (including)
FirefoxMozilla1.5.0.12 (including)1.5.0.12 (including)
FirefoxMozilla1.5.1 (including)1.5.1 (including)
FirefoxMozilla1.5.2 (including)1.5.2 (including)
FirefoxMozilla1.5.3 (including)1.5.3 (including)
FirefoxMozilla1.5.4 (including)1.5.4 (including)
FirefoxMozilla1.5.5 (including)1.5.5 (including)
FirefoxMozilla1.5.6 (including)1.5.6 (including)
FirefoxMozilla1.5.7 (including)1.5.7 (including)
FirefoxMozilla1.5.8 (including)1.5.8 (including)
FirefoxMozilla1.8 (including)1.8 (including)
FirefoxMozilla2.0 (including)2.0 (including)
FirefoxMozilla2.0.0.1 (including)2.0.0.1 (including)
FirefoxMozilla2.0.0.2 (including)2.0.0.2 (including)
FirefoxMozilla2.0.0.3 (including)2.0.0.3 (including)
FirefoxMozilla2.0.0.4 (including)2.0.0.4 (including)
FirefoxMozilla2.0.0.5 (including)2.0.0.5 (including)
FirefoxMozilla2.0.0.6 (including)2.0.0.6 (including)
FirefoxMozilla2.0.0.7 (including)2.0.0.7 (including)
FirefoxMozilla2.0.0.8 (including)2.0.0.8 (including)
FirefoxMozilla2.0.0.9 (including)2.0.0.9 (including)
FirefoxMozilla2.0.0.10 (including)2.0.0.10 (including)
FirefoxMozilla2.0.0.11 (including)2.0.0.11 (including)
FirefoxMozilla3.0 (including)3.0 (including)
FirefoxMozilla3.0.5 (including)3.0.5 (including)
FirefoxMozilla3.5 (including)3.5 (including)
FirefoxMozilla3.5.2 (including)3.5.2 (including)
FirefoxMozilla3.5.3 (including)3.5.3 (including)
Xulrunner-1.9.1Ubuntudevel*
Xulrunner-1.9.1Ubuntujaunty*
Xulrunner-1.9.1Ubuntukarmic*
Xulrunner-1.9.1Ubuntuupstream*

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