CVE-2009-3987 | BDVDB-2026-39659 Detail
Description#
The GeckoActiveXObject function in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.16 and 3.5.x before 3.5.6, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.1, generates different exception messages depending on whether the referenced COM object is listed in the registry, which allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information about installed software by making multiple calls that specify the ProgID values of different COM objects.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37699
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=503451
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3547
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37785
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7958
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=546729
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37349
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54798
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1023347
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37360
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1023346
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-71.html
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.