CVE-2009-1232 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Mozilla Firefox via a crafted XML document with unbalanced tags, requiring user interaction to view the file.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2009-1232?
CVE-2009-1232 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 2 Apr 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
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.8 and earlier 3.0.x versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via an XML document composed of a long series of start-tags with no corresponding end-tags. NOTE: it was later reported that 3.0.10 and earlier are also affected.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-1232?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mozilla Firefox.
How do I fix CVE-2009-1232?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-1232 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2009-1232 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2009-1232 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rrwf-mrcc-mrgc.