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CVE-2009-2975

5.0 · MEDIUM

Mozilla Firefox 3.5.2 on Windows XP, in some situations possibly involving an incompletely configured protocol handler, does not properly implement setting the document.location property to a value…

Published Aug 27, 2009microsoftEPSS 2.05%

Overview

CVE-2009-2975 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting microsoft windows_xp. It was published on August 27, 2009 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Mozilla Firefox 3.5.2 on Windows XP, in some situations possibly involving an incompletely configured protocol handler, does not properly implement setting the document.location property to a value specifying a protocol associated with an external application, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via vectors involving a series of function calls that set this property, as demonstrated by (1) the chromehtml: protocol and (2) the aim: protocol.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from microsoft. Update windows_xp to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

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References

Refarchives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-08/0234.htmlRefarchives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-08/0236.htmlRefarchives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-08/0246.htmlRefexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52923Refarchives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-08/0234.htmlRefarchives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-08/0236.htmlRefarchives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-08/0246.htmlRefexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52923

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2009-2975?

CVE-2009-2975 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting microsoft windows_xp. It was published on August 27, 2009 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2009-2975?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2009-2975?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from microsoft. Update windows_xp to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2009-2975?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2009-2975 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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