CVE-2009-2663 Memory corruption in n/a
Critical 9.3
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2009-2663 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2009-2663 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 4 Aug 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-2009-2663 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Mozilla Firefox. 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-2009-2663/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-2663/index.md)
Crafted Ogg files can cause memory corruption, leading to application crashes or arbitrary code execution in applications using libvorbis.
- 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-2009-2663?
CVE-2009-2663 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 4 Aug 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
libvorbis before r16182, as used in Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x before 3.5.2 and other products, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted .ogg file.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-2663?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (32)
libvorbis Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 1:1.0-11.el3 |
libvorbis-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 1:1.0-11.el3 |
libvorbis-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 1:1.0-11.el3 |
libvorbis Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 1:1.0-11.el3 |
libvorbis-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 1:1.0-11.el3 |
libvorbis-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 1:1.0-11.el3 |
libvorbis Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 1:1.0-11.el3 |
libvorbis-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 1:1.0-11.el3 |
libvorbis-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 1:1.0-11.el3 |
libvorbis Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 1:1.0-11.el3 |
libvorbis-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 1:1.0-11.el3 |
libvorbis-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 1:1.0-11.el3 |
libvorbis Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 1:1.1.0-3.el4_8.2 |
libvorbis-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 1:1.1.0-3.el4_8.2 |
libvorbis-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 1:1.1.0-3.el4_8.2 |
libvorbis Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 1:1.1.0-3.el4_8.2 |
libvorbis-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 1:1.1.0-3.el4_8.2 |
libvorbis-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 1:1.1.0-3.el4_8.2 |
libvorbis Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 1:1.1.0-3.el4_8.2 |
libvorbis-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 1:1.1.0-3.el4_8.2 |
libvorbis-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 1:1.1.0-3.el4_8.2 |
libvorbis Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 1:1.1.0-3.el4_8.2 |
libvorbis-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 1:1.1.0-3.el4_8.2 |
libvorbis-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 1:1.1.0-3.el4_8.2 |
libvorbis Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 1:1.1.2-3.el5_3.3 |
libvorbis-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 1:1.1.2-3.el5_3.3 |
libvorbis Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | All versions | 1:1.1.2-3.el5_3.3 |
libvorbis-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | All versions | 1:1.1.2-3.el5_3.3 |
libvorbis-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | All versions | 1:1.1.2-3.el5_3.3 |
libvorbis Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 1:1.1.2-3.el5_3.3 |
libvorbis-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 1:1.1.2-3.el5_3.3 |
libvorbis-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 1:1.1.2-3.el5_3.3 |
Products include Mozilla Firefox.
How do I fix CVE-2009-2663?
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-2009-2663 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-2663 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2009-2663, GHSA-r52r-p4hh-9m3j, RHSA-2009:1219.