CVE-2009-2542
Netscape 6 and 8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large integer value for the length property of a Select object, a related issue to CVE-2009-1692.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.33%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Netscape 6 and 8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large integer value for the length property of a Select object, a related issue to CVE-2009-1692.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.33% probability · 83th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- netscape/navigator
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 2.3% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9160
- http://www.g-sec.lu/one-bug-to-rule-them-all.htmlExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504969/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504988/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504989/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/505006/100/0/threaded
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52876
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9160
- http://www.g-sec.lu/one-bug-to-rule-them-all.htmlExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504969/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504988/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504989/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/505006/100/0/threaded
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52876
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.