CVE-2009-3378
The oggplay_data_handle_theora_frame function in media/liboggplay/src/liboggplay/oggplay_data.c in liboggplay, as used in Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x before 3.5.4, attempts to reuse an earlier frame data structure upon encountering a decoding error for the…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.81%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The oggplay_data_handle_theora_frame function in media/liboggplay/src/liboggplay/oggplay_data.c in liboggplay, as used in Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x before 3.5.4, attempts to reuse an earlier frame data structure upon encountering a decoding error for the first frame, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted .ogg video file.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 3.81% probability · 89th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- mozilla/firefox
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-272909-1
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:294
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-63.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3334
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=500311
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6443
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-272909-1
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:294
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-63.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3334
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=500311
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6443
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.