CVE-2009-2463

N/A Unknown
Published: July 22, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Multiple integer overflows in the (1) PL_Base64Decode and (2) PL_Base64Encode functions in nsprpub/lib/libc/src/base64.c in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.12, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.24, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.19 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors that trigger buffer overflows.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35914
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35943
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35944
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35947
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36005
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/36145
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/38977
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/39001
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-34.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35758
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-915-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1972
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=492779
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1162.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1163.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35914
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35943
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35944
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35947
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36005
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/36145
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/38977
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/39001
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-265068-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-34.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-07.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0153.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0154.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35758
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-915-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1972
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2152
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0648
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0650
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=492779
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

56 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
5.2%
90th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

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