CVE-2009-3987

CVSS V2 High 7.8 CVSS V3 None
Description
The GeckoActiveXObject function in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.16 and 3.5.x before 3.5.6, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.1, generates different exception messages depending on whether the referenced COM object is listed in the registry, which allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information about installed software by making multiple calls that specify the ProgID values of different COM objects.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2009-3987
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2009-12-17T17:30:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2017-09-19T01:29:52
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-200 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/200.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 3.0.15
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:rc:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0:preview_release:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0_.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0_.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0_.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0_.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0_.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0_.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0_.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0_8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 2.0
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.99:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.5.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:alpha_1:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:alpha_2:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:alpha_3:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:beta_2:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0a1:*:pre:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0a1pre:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • NONE
  • Base Score
  • 7.8
  • Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 10
  • Impact Score
  • 6.9
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-71.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37349
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023346 Patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=546729
http://secunia.com/advisories/37785 Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023347 Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3547 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37360
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=503451
http://secunia.com/advisories/37699 Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54798
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7958
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3987
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-3987
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 08:35:47 Added to TrackCVE