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CVE-2009-2404 Details

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in a regular-expression parser in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.12.3, as used in Firefox, Thunderbird, SeaMonkey, Evolution, Pidgin, and AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), allows remote SSL servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) field of an X.509 certificate, related to the cert_TestHostName function.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1185.html	CVE
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=512912	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/36088	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36102	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36125	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36139	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36157	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36434	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/37098	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/39428	CVE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11174	CVE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8658	CVE
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-273910-1	CVE
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1021030.1-1	CVE
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1021699.1-1	CVE
https://usn.ubuntu.com/810-2/	CVE
http://www.blackhat.com/presentations/bh-usa-09/MARLINSPIKE/BHUSA09-Marlinspike-DefeatSSL-SLIDES.pdf	CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1874	CVE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:197	CVE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:216	CVE
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-43.html	CVE	PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2009_48_firefox.html	CVE
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2010-099504.html	CVE
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1207.html	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35891	CVE	Patch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-810-1	CVE
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-103B.html	CVE	US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2085	CVE	PatchVendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1185.html	[email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=512912	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/36088	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36102	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36125	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36139	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36157	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36434	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/37098	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/39428	[email protected]
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11174	[email protected]
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8658	[email protected]
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-273910-1	[email protected]
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1021030.1-1	[email protected]
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1021699.1-1	[email protected]
https://usn.ubuntu.com/810-2/	[email protected]
http://www.blackhat.com/presentations/bh-usa-09/MARLINSPIKE/BHUSA09-Marlinspike-DefeatSSL-SLIDES.pdf	[email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1874	[email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:197	[email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:216	[email protected]
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-43.html	[email protected]	PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2009_48_firefox.html	[email protected]
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2010-099504.html	[email protected]
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1207.html	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35891	[email protected]	Patch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-810-1	[email protected]
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-103B.html	[email protected]	US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2085	[email protected]	PatchVendor Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-119	Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
mozilla network security services	3.12.3
CPE cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:network_security_services:3.12.3:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
aol instant messenger	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
gnome evolution	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:a:gnome:evolution:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
mozilla firefox	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
mozilla seamonkey	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
mozilla thunderbird	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
pidgin pidgin	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:a:pidgin:pidgin:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 3, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 19, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 3, 2009	Initial Analysis	[email protected]

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