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CVE-2009-2471
The setTimeout function in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.12 does not properly preserve object wrapping, which allows remote attackers to…
High10.0EPSS 3.7%
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- redhat
Description
The setTimeout function in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.12 does not properly preserve object wrapping, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript with chrome privileges via a crafted call, related to XPCNativeWrapper.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.7% · top 10% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (13)
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-39.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- FEDORA-2009-7961 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 36145 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 35944 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2009:039 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- RHSA-2009:1162 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 35758 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 36005 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=460882 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2009:042 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 35914 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2009-1972 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10572 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
Sources
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- 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)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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