CVE-2009-2664 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2009-2664?

CVE-2009-2664 is a medium-severity 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

The js_watch_set function in js/src/jsdbgapi.cpp in the JavaScript engine in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and application exit) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted .js file, related to a "memory safety bug." NOTE: this was originally reported as affecting versions before 3.0.13.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-2664?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mozilla Firefox.

How do I fix CVE-2009-2664?

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-2009-2664 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-2664 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-89w9-2j44-v823.