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CVE-2009-2654

Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.13, and 3.5.x before 3.5.2, allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar, and possibly conduct phishing attacks, via a crafted web page that calls window.open with an invalid character in the URL, makes document.write calls to the resulting object, and then calls the stop method during the loading of the error page.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2009-2654 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from mozilla 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

2009-08-03T14:30:00.717

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.8 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

4.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-20

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	mozilla	firefox	≤ 3.5.1	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	0.1	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	0.2	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	0.3	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	0.4	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	0.5	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	0.6	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	0.6.1	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	0.7	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	0.7.1	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	0.8	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	0.9	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	0.9	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	0.9.1	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	0.9.2	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	0.9.3	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	0.9_rc	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	0.10	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	0.10.1	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.0.1	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.0.2	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.0.3	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.0.4	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.0.5	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.0.6	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.0.7	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.0.8	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.4.1	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.5	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.5	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.5	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.5.0.1	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.5.0.2	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.5.0.3	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.5.0.4	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.5.0.5	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.5.0.6	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.5.0.7	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.5.0.8	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.5.0.9	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.5.0.10	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.5.0.11	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.5.0.12	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.5.1	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.5.2	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.5.3	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.5.4	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.5.5	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.5.6	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.5.7	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.5.8	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.8	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0.0.1	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0.0.2	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0.0.3	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0.0.4	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0.0.5	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0.0.6	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0.0.7	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0.0.8	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0.0.9	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0.0.10	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0.0.11	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0.0.12	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0.0.13	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0.0.14	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0.0.15	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0.0.16	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0.0.17	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0.0.18	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0.0.19	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0.0.20	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0.0.21	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0_.1	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0_.4	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0_.5	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0_.6	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0_.7	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0_.9	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0_.10	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0_8	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	3.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	3.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	3.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	3.0.1	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	3.0.2	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	3.0.3	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	3.0.4	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	3.0.5	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	3.0.6	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	3.0.7	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	3.0.8	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	3.0.9	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	3.0.10	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	3.0.11	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	3.0.12	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	3.1	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	3.2	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	3.2	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	3.2	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	3.5	Yes

References

http://blog.mozilla.com/security/2009/07/28/url-bar-spoofing-vulnerability/ Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://es.geocities.com/jplopezy/firefoxspoofing.html ([email protected])
http://osvdb.org/56717 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/36001 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/36126 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/36141 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/36435 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/36669 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/36670 ([email protected])
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-266148-1 ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1873 ([email protected])
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-44.html Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1430.html ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1431.html ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1432.html ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/505242/30/0/threaded Exploit ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/505265 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35803 Exploit, Patch ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022603 ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2006 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2142 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=451898 ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9686 ([email protected])
https://usn.ubuntu.com/811-1/ ([email protected])
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00198.html ([email protected])
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00261.html ([email protected])
http://blog.mozilla.com/security/2009/07/28/url-bar-spoofing-vulnerability/ Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://es.geocities.com/jplopezy/firefoxspoofing.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://osvdb.org/56717 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/36001 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/36126 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/36141 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/36435 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/36669 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/36670 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-266148-1 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1873 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-44.html Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1430.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1431.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1432.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/505242/30/0/threaded Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/505265 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35803 Exploit, Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022603 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2006 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2142 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=451898 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9686 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://usn.ubuntu.com/811-1/ (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00198.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00261.html (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.