# CVE-2009-3981: Unspecified vulnerability in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.16, SeaMonkey before 2.0.1, and Thunderbird allows remote atta

- 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

Unspecified vulnerability in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.16, SeaMonkey before 2.0.1, and Thunderbird allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/37704
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37699
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=468771
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3547
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37881
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37785
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1023333
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37813
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-873-1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37363
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54801
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37349
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1674.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8584
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1956
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8523
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-65.html
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1023334
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2009_63_firefox.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=546713

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