CVE-2009-1169 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2009-1169?

CVE-2009-1169 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 27 Mar 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The txMozillaXSLTProcessor::TransformToDoc function in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.8 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.16 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an XML file with a crafted XSLT transform.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-1169?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mozilla Firefox.

How do I fix CVE-2009-1169?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2009-1169 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2009-1169 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-qvx4-j4xw-649x.