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.
Published: 2009-12-17
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-3958 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.
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Mozilla Firefox Seamonkey
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T06:45:50.904Z

Reserved: 2009-11-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-3987

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-12-17T17:30:00.577

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

Link: CVE-2009-3987

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2009-12-15T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2009-3987 - Bugzilla

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