Description
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.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DSA |
DSA-1874-1 | New nss packages fix several vulnerabilities |
Debian DSA |
DSA-2025-1 | New icedove packages fix several vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-810-1 | NSS vulnerabilities |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T05:52:14.939Z
Reserved: 2009-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2009-2404
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Status : Modified
Published: 2009-08-03T14:30:00.610
Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467
Link: CVE-2009-2404
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
Debian DSA
Ubuntu USN