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CVE-2009-2472

Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.12 does not always use XPCCrossOriginWrapper when required during object construction, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted document, related to a "cross origin wrapper bypass."

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2009-2472 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 6 products from mozilla, from fedoraproject, from suse and 3 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2009, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2009-07-22T18:30:00.437

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-79

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	mozilla	firefox	< 3.0.12	Yes
Operating System	fedoraproject	fedora	10	Yes
Application	suse	linux_enterprise_debuginfo	10	Yes
Application	suse	linux_enterprise_debuginfo	11	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	opensuse	11.0	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	opensuse	11.1	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_desktop	10	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_desktop	11	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_server	10	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_server	11	Yes

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00005.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-08/msg00002.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1162.html Broken Link ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/35914 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/35944 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/36005 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/36145 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-265068-1 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1020800.1-1 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-40.html Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35758 Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1972 Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2152 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=479288 Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=481434 Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=497102 Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9497 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01032.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00005.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-08/msg00002.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1162.html Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/35914 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/35944 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/36005 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/36145 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-265068-1 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1020800.1-1 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-40.html Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35758 Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1972 Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2152 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=479288 Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=481434 Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=497102 Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9497 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01032.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For mozilla's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.