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CVE-2009-3987


The GeckoActiveXObject function in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.16 and 3.5.x before 3.5.6, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.1, generates different exception messages depending on whether the referenced COM object is listed in the registry, which allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information about installed software by making multiple calls that specify the ProgID values of different COM objects.


Published

2009-12-17T17:30:00.577

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-200

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application mozilla firefox ≤ 3.0.15 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 0.10 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 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 3.0.13 Yes
Application mozilla firefox 3.0.14 Yes
Application mozilla firefox 3.5.1 Yes
Application mozilla firefox 3.5.2 Yes
Application mozilla firefox 3.5.3 Yes
Application mozilla firefox 3.5.4 Yes
Application mozilla firefox 3.5.5 Yes
Application mozilla seamonkey ≤ 2.0 Yes
Application mozilla seamonkey 1.0 Yes
Application mozilla seamonkey 1.0 Yes
Application mozilla seamonkey 1.0 Yes
Application mozilla seamonkey 1.0.1 Yes
Application mozilla seamonkey 1.0.2 Yes
Application mozilla seamonkey 1.0.3 Yes
Application mozilla seamonkey 1.0.4 Yes
Application mozilla seamonkey 1.0.5 Yes
Application mozilla seamonkey 1.0.6 Yes
Application mozilla seamonkey 1.0.7 Yes
Application mozilla seamonkey 1.0.8 Yes
Application mozilla seamonkey 1.0.9 Yes
Application mozilla seamonkey 1.0.99 Yes
Application mozilla seamonkey 1.1 Yes
Application mozilla seamonkey 1.1 Yes
Application mozilla seamonkey 1.1 Yes
Application mozilla seamonkey 1.1.1 Yes
Application mozilla seamonkey 1.1.2 Yes
Application mozilla seamonkey 1.1.3 Yes
Application mozilla seamonkey 1.1.4 Yes
Application mozilla seamonkey 1.1.5 Yes
Application mozilla seamonkey 1.1.6 Yes
Application mozilla seamonkey 1.1.7 Yes
Application mozilla seamonkey 1.1.8 Yes
Application mozilla seamonkey 1.1.9 Yes
Application mozilla seamonkey 1.1.10 Yes
Application mozilla seamonkey 1.1.11 Yes
Application mozilla seamonkey 1.1.12 Yes
Application mozilla seamonkey 1.1.13 Yes
Application mozilla seamonkey 1.1.14 Yes
Application mozilla seamonkey 1.1.15 Yes
Application mozilla seamonkey 1.1.16 Yes
Application mozilla seamonkey 1.1.17 Yes
Application mozilla seamonkey 1.5.0.8 Yes
Application mozilla seamonkey 1.5.0.9 Yes
Application mozilla seamonkey 1.5.0.10 Yes
Application mozilla seamonkey 2.0 Yes
Application mozilla seamonkey 2.0 Yes
Application mozilla seamonkey 2.0 Yes
Application mozilla seamonkey 2.0 Yes
Application mozilla seamonkey 2.0 Yes
Application mozilla seamonkey 2.0 Yes
Application mozilla seamonkey 2.0 Yes
Application mozilla seamonkey 2.0a1 Yes
Application mozilla seamonkey 2.0a1pre Yes

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