ghsa-9w79-fpqx-hcfm
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-02 03:34
Modified
2025-04-09 04:12
Details

Heap-based buffer overflow in a regular-expression parser in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.12.3, as used in Firefox, Thunderbird, SeaMonkey, Evolution, Pidgin, and AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), allows remote SSL servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) field of an X.509 certificate, related to the cert_TestHostName function.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2009-2404"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-119"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2009-08-03T14:30:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Heap-based buffer overflow in a regular-expression parser in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.12.3, as used in Firefox, Thunderbird, SeaMonkey, Evolution, Pidgin, and AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), allows remote SSL servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long domain name in the subject\u0027s Common Name (CN) field of an X.509 certificate, related to the cert_TestHostName function.",
  "id": "GHSA-9w79-fpqx-hcfm",
  "modified": "2025-04-09T04:12:30Z",
  "published": "2022-05-02T03:34:43Z",
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8658"
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      "url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/810-2"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/36088"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/36102"
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      "type": "WEB",
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      "type": "WEB",
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
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      "type": "WEB",
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      "url": "http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-273910-1"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1021030.1-1"
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      "url": "http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1021699.1-1"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.blackhat.com/presentations/bh-usa-09/MARLINSPIKE/BHUSA09-Marlinspike-DefeatSSL-SLIDES.pdf"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1874"
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      "type": "WEB",
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      "url": "http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-43.html"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2009_48_firefox.html"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2010-099504.html"
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      "url": "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1207.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35891"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-810-1"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-103B.html"
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      "type": "WEB",
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  "severity": []
}


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