The nsTextFrame::ClearTextRun function in layout/generic/nsTextFrameThebes.cpp in Mozilla Firefox 3.0.9 allows remote attackers to cause a…

Description

The nsTextFrame::ClearTextRun function in layout/generic/nsTextFrameThebes.cpp in Mozilla Firefox 3.0.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) and probably execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors. NOTE: this vulnerability reportedly exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2009-1302.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

8.4% · top 5.0% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-399 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-399 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (18)

• MDVSA-2009:111 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• ADV-2009-1180 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 34910 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 1022126 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10446 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• 1022127 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• 34866 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 34743 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=489676 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-23.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=489647 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• USN-765-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• 34919 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=490233 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• RHSA-2009:0449 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=497447 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• SSA:2009-118-01 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWAREx_transferred
• 34851 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Badge for a README or a ticket

[![CVE-2009-1313](https://trackcve.app/badge/CVE-2009-1313.svg)](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2009-1313)

Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 05:04 UTC.