VDB-51706 · CVE-2009-4629 · OpenVAS 800456

Mozilla Necko information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Necko and classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to information disclosure. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-4629. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Mozilla Necko (Web Browser) (the affected version is unknown). This vulnerability affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Mozilla Necko, as used in Thunderbird 3.0.1, SeaMonkey, and other applications, performs DNS prefetching even when the app type is APP_TYPE_MAIL or APP_TYPE_EDITOR, which makes it easier for remote attackers to determine the network location of the application's user by logging DNS requests, as demonstrated by DNS requests triggered by reading text/plain e-mail messages in Thunderbird.

The weakness was released 01/29/2010 (Website). The advisory is available at secure.grepular.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-4629 since 01/29/2010. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-51707. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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OpenVAS ID: 800456
OpenVAS Name: Mozilla Products Necko DNS Information Disclosure Vulnerability (Linux)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/29/2010 🔍
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01/29/2010 +0 days 🔍
03/18/2015 +1874 days 🔍
04/29/2026 +4060 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org

Advisory: secure.grepular.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-4629 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-4629
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-51706
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 04/29/2026 18:14
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (45), 12/22/2017 08:42 (6), 04/29/2026 18:14 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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