Description
The nsGIFDecoder2::GifWrite function in decoders/gif/nsGIFDecoder2.cpp in libpr0n in Mozilla Firefox before 3.5.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via an animated GIF file with a large image size, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-3373.
Published: 2009-11-19
Score: 4.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-3949 The nsGIFDecoder2::GifWrite function in decoders/gif/nsGIFDecoder2.cpp in libpr0n in Mozilla Firefox before 3.5.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via an animated GIF file with a large image size, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-3373.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-09-17T01:31:29.946Z

Reserved: 2009-11-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-3978

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-11-19T00:30:00.280

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

Link: CVE-2009-3978

cve-icon Redhat

Severity :

Publid Date: 2009-10-29T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2009-3978 - Bugzilla

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