CVE-2009-2404

Estado: ModificadaAlta (9.3)—
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.
CVSS

Versión: 2.0
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Puntuación base: 9.3
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)

Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 4.15%
Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 91
Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
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).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)

Mozilla — Network Security Services
CWE

CWE-119
Referencias

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