CVE-2009-3933 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause browser denial of service via CPU consumption by exploiting a JavaScript timing incompatibility in WebKit.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2009-3933?
CVE-2009-3933 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Nov 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
WebKit before r50173, as used in Google Chrome before 3.0.195.32, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a web page that calls the JavaScript setInterval method, which triggers an incompatibility between the WTF::currentTime and base::Time functions.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-3933?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Webkit Webkit.
How do I fix CVE-2009-3933?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-3933 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2009-3933 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-3933 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jmx4-fm4w-px4w.