The nsDocument::SetScriptGlobalObject function in content/base/src/nsDocument.cpp in Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x before 3.5.2, when certain…

Description

The nsDocument::SetScriptGlobalObject function in content/base/src/nsDocument.cpp in Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x before 3.5.2, when certain add-ons are enabled, does not properly handle a Link HTTP header, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript with chrome privileges via a crafted web page, related to an incorrect security wrapper.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

2.5% · top 15% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-94 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-94 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (8)

• ADV-2009-2142 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-46.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 266148 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=498897 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• FEDORA-2009-8288 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• 36126 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• FEDORA-2009-8279 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• 35928 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_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-2009-2665](https://trackcve.app/badge/CVE-2009-2665.svg)](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2009-2665)

Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 05:59 UTC.