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CVE-2009-1838

HIGH · CVSS 9.3 EPSS 4.79%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2009-06-12 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.3. It affects Chrome, Firefox, Java. It may be remotely exploitable.

CVE
CVE-2009-1838
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
9.3
EPSS
4.79%
Chrome Firefox Java

Original NVD Description

The garbage-collection implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.11, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.22, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.17 sets an element's owner document to null in unspecified circumstances, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript with chrome privileges via a crafted event handler, related to an incorrect context for this event handler.