CVE-2009-2044
Estado: ModificadaMedia (4.3)—💥 Exploit
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.10 y anteriores en Linux permite a atacantes remotos producir una denegación de servicio (caída de aplicación) a través de un URI para una imagen GIF en el atributo "BACKGROUND" de un elemento "BODY"
CVSS
- Versión: 2.0
- Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- Puntuación base: 4.3
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 5.89%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 93
- Fecha de la puntuación: 13/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
💥 Exploits públicos
Hay código de explotación o plantillas de detección públicos. No es lo mismo que explotación activa confirmada (KEV), pero aumenta el riesgo: parchee con prioridad.
- Publicado en Exploit-DB · Mozilla Firefox 3.0.x - Large '.GIF' File Background Denial of Service (10/5/2009)
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- CWE-20
Referencias
- http://e-rdc.org/v1/news.php?readmore=137
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504214
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35280
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=496265
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51037
- http://e-rdc.org/v1/news.php?readmore=137
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504214
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35280
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=496265
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51037
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