CVE - CVE-2009-3987

CVE-ID
CVE-2009-3987	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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BID:37349 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37349 BID:37360 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37360 CONFIRM:http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-71.html CONFIRM:https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=503451 CONFIRM:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=546729 OVAL:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7958 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7958 SECTRACK:1023346 URL:http://securitytracker.com/id?1023346 SECTRACK:1023347 URL:http://securitytracker.com/id?1023347 SECUNIA:37699 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/37699 SECUNIA:37785 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/37785 VUPEN:ADV-2009-3547 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3547~~ (Obsolete source) XF:firefox-geckoactivexobject-info-disclosure(54798) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54798
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20091119	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20091119)
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Comments (Legacy)

Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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