CVE-2009-3372 Code injection in n/a

Critical 9.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via crafted regular expressions in Proxy Auto-configuration files, affecting Firefox and 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-2009-3372?

CVE-2009-3372 is a critical code injection vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 29 Oct 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 Firefox before 3.0.15 and 3.5.x before 3.5.4, and SeaMonkey before 2.0, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted regular expression in a Proxy Auto-configuration (PAC) file.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-3372?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Seamonkey.

How do I fix CVE-2009-3372?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

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

Is CVE-2009-3372 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-3372 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-74jj-5cp3-vhx3.

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