Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.14 does not properly implement certain dialogs associated with the (1) pkcs11.addmodule and (2) pkcs11.deletemodule operations, which makes it easier for remote attackers to trick a user into installing or removing an arbitrary PKCS11 module.
CVE-2009-3076
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
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- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 93.2%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
September 10, 2009
Last Modified
April 23, 2026
References (40)
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/36669
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/36670
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/36671
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/36692
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/37098
- secalert@redhathttp://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1885
- secalert@redhathttp://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-48.html
- secalert@redhathttp://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2009_48_firefox.html
- secalert@redhathttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1430.html
- secalert@redhathttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1431.html
- secalert@redhathttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1432.html
- secalert@redhathttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0153.html
- secalert@redhathttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0154.html
- secalert@redhathttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36343
- secalert@redhathttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022877
Patch Availability(6)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | xulrunner-1.9 (1.9.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1) @ jaunty | 2026-05-30 | ubuntu |
| redhat | thunderbird-0:1.5.0.12-25.el4 | 2010-03-17 | redhat |
| redhat | thunderbird-0:2.0.0.24-2.el5_4 | 2010-03-17 | redhat |
| redhat | xulrunner-0:1.9.0.14-1.el5_4 | 2009-09-09 | redhat |
| redhat | seamonkey-0:1.0.9-48.el4_8 | 2009-09-09 | redhat |
| redhat | seamonkey-0:1.0.9-0.45.el3 | 2009-09-09 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
All Vendor Advisories
(6)
Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.
- Red HatRHSA-2009:1430MODERATE2009-09-09
RHSA-2009:1430 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2009:1431MODERATE2009-09-09
RHSA-2009:1431 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2009:1432MODERATE2009-09-09
RHSA-2009:1432 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2010:0153MODERATE2009-09-09
RHSA-2010:0153 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2010:0154MODERATE2009-09-09
RHSA-2010:0154 — Moderate
- UbuntuUSN-821-1MEDIUM
Firefox and Xulrunner vulnerabilities
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 37× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
- 2026-07-06 16:23 UTCEPSS rescore
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- 2026-05-30 15:20 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-05-30 15:20 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-05-30 15:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-05-29 13:40 UTCEPSS rescore
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Publicly available exploits
(1 reference)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-9651✓ verifiedFirst seen Sep 11, 2009
Mozilla Firefox < 3.0.14 - Multiplatform Remote Code Execution via pkcs11.addmodule
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