CVE-2009-2542 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2009-07-20

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: 1.1% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:netscape:navigator:6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:netscape:navigator:8:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2009-2537	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01054.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9160
http://www.g-sec.lu/one-bug-to-rule-them-all.html
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

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Netscape Navigator

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-07-20T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T05:52:15.242Z

Reserved: 2009-07-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-2542

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-07-20T18:30:01.297

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

Link: CVE-2009-2542

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-399

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