4.3

CVE-2009-2542: netscape navigator Resource Management Errors

CVSS: 4.3v2.0MediumModified
Published 20-07-2009Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2009-2542 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Resource Management Errors vulnerability in netscape navigator. EPSS estimates a 2.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
28/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.3/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.33%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits2exploit-database, reference

Timeline

  1. 20-07-2009
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Netscape 6 and 8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large integer value for the length property of a Select object, a related issue to CVE-2009-1692.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

2.33%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

83%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.33% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
2.33%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

2 found
  • exploit-databasedosmultipleVerified

    Multiple Browsers - Denial of Service

    Maturity: poc

  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (g-sec.lu)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Netscape1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

7 links