CVE-2009-2210 Memory corruption in n/a
Critical 9.3
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2009-2210 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2009-2210 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Mozilla Seamonkey, published on 25 Jun 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-2210 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Mozilla Seamonkey. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-2210/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-2210/index.md)
Remote attackers can cause crashes or execute arbitrary code by sending a specially crafted multipart email to Thunderbird or SeaMonkey users.
- 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
- Available
What is CVE-2009-2210?
CVE-2009-2210 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Mozilla Seamonkey, published on 25 Jun 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 Thunderbird before 2.0.0.22 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.17 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a multipart/alternative e-mail message containing a text/enhanced part that triggers access to an incorrect object type.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-2210?
It affects 2 products.
Linux distribution packages (40)
seamonkey Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.39.el3 |
seamonkey-chat Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.39.el3 |
seamonkey-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.39.el3 |
seamonkey-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.39.el3 |
seamonkey-dom-inspector Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.39.el3 |
seamonkey-js-debugger Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.39.el3 |
seamonkey-mail Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.39.el3 |
seamonkey-nspr Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.39.el3 |
seamonkey-nspr-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.39.el3 |
seamonkey-nss Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.39.el3 |
seamonkey-nss-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.39.el3 |
seamonkey Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.39.el3 |
seamonkey-chat Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.39.el3 |
seamonkey-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.39.el3 |
seamonkey-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.39.el3 |
seamonkey-dom-inspector Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.39.el3 |
seamonkey-js-debugger Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.39.el3 |
seamonkey-mail Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.39.el3 |
seamonkey-nspr Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.39.el3 |
seamonkey-nspr-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.39.el3 |
seamonkey-nss Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.39.el3 |
seamonkey-nss-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.39.el3 |
seamonkey Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.39.el3 |
seamonkey-chat Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.39.el3 |
seamonkey-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.39.el3 |
seamonkey-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.39.el3 |
seamonkey-dom-inspector Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.39.el3 |
seamonkey-js-debugger Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.39.el3 |
seamonkey-mail Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.39.el3 |
seamonkey-nspr Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.39.el3 |
seamonkey-nspr-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.39.el3 |
seamonkey-nss Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.39.el3 |
seamonkey-nss-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.39.el3 |
seamonkey Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.39.el3 |
seamonkey-chat Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.39.el3 |
seamonkey-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.39.el3 |
seamonkey-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.39.el3 |
seamonkey-dom-inspector Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.39.el3 |
seamonkey-js-debugger Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.39.el3 |
seamonkey-mail Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 0:1.0.9-0.39.el3 |
Products include Mozilla Seamonkey, Mozilla Thunderbird.
How do I fix CVE-2009-2210?
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-2009-2210 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-2210 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Seamonkey
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xmgw-g27r-xxpm, RHSA-2009:1134.