CVE-2009-2404
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2404
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2009-2404.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2009-2404
- Downstream
- Published
- 2009-08-03T14:30:00Z
- Modified
- 2025-08-09T19:01:27Z
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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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.
- References
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- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1185.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36088
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36102
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36125
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36139
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36157
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36434
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37098
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39428
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1874
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:197
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:216
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-43.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2009_48_firefox.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-810-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2085
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35891
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=512912
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-273910-1
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1021030.1-1
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1021699.1-1
- http://www.blackhat.com/presentations/bh-usa-09/MARLINSPIKE/BHUSA09-Marlinspike-DefeatSSL-SLIDES.pdf
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2010-099504.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1207.html
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-103B.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11174
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8658
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/810-2/