Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 22, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2009-2463
CVE-2009-2463
Description
Multiple integer overflows in the (1) PL_Base64Decode and (2) PL_Base64Encode functions in nsprpub/lib/libc/src/base64.c in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.12, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.24, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.19 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors that trigger buffer overflows.
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Affected products
126cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 102 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:rc:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9_rc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.6:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0:preview_release:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0_.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0_.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0_.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0_.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0_.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0_.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0_8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0_.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <3.0.12
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 21 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <2.0.0.24
- Range: <1.1.19
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
28- www.securityfocus.com/bid/35758nvdPatch
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1972nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/35914nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/35943nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/35944nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/35947nvdVendor Advisory
- www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-34.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cginvdVendor Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00005.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-08/msg00002.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00001.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1162.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1163.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/36005nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/36145nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/38977nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/39001nvd
- sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.donvd
- sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.donvd
- www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-07.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0153.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0154.htmlnvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-915-1nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2152nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0648nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0650nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10369nvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01032.htmlnvd
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