CVE-2009-3079 Code injection in n/a

What is CVE-2009-3079?

CVE-2009-3079 is a critical code injection vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 10 Sep 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

Unspecified vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.14, and 3.5.x before 3.5.3, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript with chrome privileges via vectors involving an object, the FeedWriter, and the BrowserFeedWriter.

Weakness: CWE-94

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-3079?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mozilla Firefox.

How do I fix CVE-2009-3079?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2009-3079 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-3079 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-pgvx-j63m-jjgr.