Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.9, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving XBL JavaScript bindings and remote stylesheets, as exploited in the wild by a March 2009 eBay listing.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 5.0 | xulrunner | 1.9.0.9-0lenny2 | DSA-1797-1 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 5 | firefox | 3.0.9-1.el5 | RHSA-2009:0436 |
| RHEL 5 | thunderbird | 2.0.0.22-2.el5_3 | RHSA-2009:1126 |
| RHEL 5 | xulrunner +2 | 1.9.0.9-1.el5 | RHSA-2009:0436 |
| RHEL 4 | firefox | 3.0.9-1.el4 | RHSA-2009:0436 |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Rhel Productivity 5 | thunderbird | 2.0.0.22-2.el5_3 | RHSA-2009:1126 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | MozillaFirefox | 50.1.0-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | firefox-esr | 128.5.1-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1 |
Advisories 5
- RHSA-2009:0436 Red Hat Security Advisory: firefox security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- DSA-1797-1 xulrunner - several vulnerabilities Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1 firefox-esr-128.5.1-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- RHSA-2009:1126 Red Hat Security Advisory: thunderbird security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Nov 22, 2025
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1 MozillaFirefox-50.1.0-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · May 7, 2025
References
- MDVSA-2009:111 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2009-3875 vendor-advisory
- 34894 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2009-1125 vdb-entry
- 34758 third-party-advisory
- 35536 third-party-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6185 vdb-entry signature
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=481558
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7285 vdb-entry signature
- USN-782-1 vendor-advisory
- 35065 third-party-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6173 vdb-entry signature
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-18.html
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10428 vdb-entry signature
- USN-764-1 vendor-advisory
- MDVSA-2009:141 vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SR:2009:010 vendor-advisory
- 35042 third-party-advisory
- 34656 vdb-entry
- 34843 third-party-advisory
- DSA-1797 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2009:0436 vendor-advisory
- http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/03/08/ebay_scam_wizardy/
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6296 vdb-entry signature
- RHSA-2009:1126 vendor-advisory
- 34780 third-party-advisory
- 264308 vendor-advisory
- 1022097 vdb-entry