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.
Published: 2009-07-22
Score: 10.0 Critical
EPSS: 5.2% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1840-1 New xulrunner packages fix several vulnerabilities
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1931-1 New NSPR packages fix several vulnerabilities
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2025-1 New icedove packages fix several vulnerabilities
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-2458 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-798-1 Firefox and Xulrunner vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-915-1 Thunderbird vulnerabilities
References
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00005.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-08/msg00002.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00001.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1162.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1163.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/35914 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/35943 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/35944 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/35947 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/36005 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/36145 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/38977 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/39001 cve-icon cve-icon
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-265068-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1020800.1-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-34.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-07.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0153.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0154.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35758 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-915-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1972 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2152 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0648 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0650 cve-icon cve-icon
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=492779 cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2463 cve-icon
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10369 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2463 cve-icon
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01032.html cve-icon cve-icon
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Mozilla Firefox Thunderbird
Redhat Enterprise Linux
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T05:52:14.700Z

Reserved: 2009-07-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-2463

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Status : Modified

Published: 2009-07-22T18:30:00.217

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2009-2463

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Severity : Critical

Publid Date: 2009-07-21T23:56:00Z

Links: CVE-2009-2463 - Bugzilla

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