2009-3978 | Mozilla Firefox GifWrite null pointer dereference (BID-37107 / 42876)

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A vulnerability has been found in Mozilla Firefox (Web Browser) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function nsGIFDecoder2::GifWrite. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-476. As an impact it is known to affect availability.

The weakness was shared 11/18/2009 with Mozilla (Website). The advisory is available at wiki.mozilla.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-3978 since 11/18/2009. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 42876 (SuSE 11 Security Update : Mozilla Firefox (SAT Patch Number 1563)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 1.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Vulnerability Center (SBV-24277) and Tenable (42876).

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-476
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 42876
Nessus Name: SuSE 11 Security Update : Mozilla Firefox (SAT Patch Number 1563)
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OpenVAS ID: 900895
OpenVAS Name: Mozilla Firefox GIF File DoS Vulnerability – Nov09 (Linux)
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03/18/2015 +1927 days 🔍
08/28/2021 +2354 days 🔍Vendor: https://www.mozilla.org/
Product: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/

Advisory: wiki.mozilla.org
Organization: Mozilla
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-3978 (🔍)
Vulnerability Center: 24277 – Mozilla Firefox x3C 3.5.5 nsGIFDecoder2::GifWrite Function Remote DoS Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 37107 – Mozilla Firefox ‘libpr0n’ GIF File Handling Denial of Service Vulnerability

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 08/28/2021 00:11
Changes: (1) source_nessus_risk
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