# CVE-2009-3389: Integer overflow in libtheora in Xiph.Org Theora before 1.1, as used in Mozilla Firefox 3.5 before 3.5.6 and SeaMonkey before 2.0.1, allows

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2009-12-17 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Integer overflow in libtheora in Xiph.Org Theora before 1.1, as used in Mozilla Firefox 3.5 before 3.5.6 and SeaMonkey before 2.0.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a video with large dimensions.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/39317
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37699
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-67.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7967
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3547
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=515882
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37881
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg01034.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37785
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00001.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-874-1
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00995.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54805
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37349
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-04/msg00001.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg01041.html
- http://www.theora.org/news/#libtheora-1.1.0
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:043
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37856
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37368
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=504613
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2009_63_firefox.html

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