CVE-2009-2471 Privilege escalation in n/a

What is CVE-2009-2471?

CVE-2009-2471 is a critical vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 22 Jul 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 setTimeout function in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.12 does not properly preserve object wrapping, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript with chrome privileges via a crafted call, related to XPCNativeWrapper.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-2471?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mozilla Firefox.

How do I fix CVE-2009-2471?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2009-2471 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-2471 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2022-26485 Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2019-11707 Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird Type Confusion Exploited High 8.8

All Mozilla Firefox vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-pcxm-q3h4-prrq.