| Name | CVE-2009-2463 |
| Description | Multiple integer overflows in the (1) PL_Base64Decode and (2) PL_Base64Encode functions in nsprpub/lib/libc/src/base64.c in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.12, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.24, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.19 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors that trigger buffer overflows. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SuSE, Mageia, GitHub code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-1931-1, DSA-2025-1 |
| NVD severity | high (attack range: remote) |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| icedove (PTS) | wheezy | 38.7.0-1~deb7u1 | fixed |
| wheezy (security) | 1:52.2.1-1~deb7u1 | fixed | |
| jessie | 1:45.8.0-3~deb8u1 | fixed | |
| jessie (security) | 1:52.2.1-4~deb8u1 | fixed | |
| stretch | 1:45.8.0-3 | fixed | |
| stretch (security) | 1:52.2.1-4~deb9u1 | fixed | |
| buster | 1:52.2.1-5 | fixed | |
| sid | 1:52.3.0-2 | fixed | |
| nspr (PTS) | wheezy | 2:4.9.2-1+deb7u3 | fixed |
| wheezy (security) | 2:4.12-1+deb7u1 | fixed | |
| jessie (security), jessie | 2:4.12-1+debu8u1 | fixed | |
| stretch | 2:4.12-6 | fixed | |
| buster, sid | 2:4.16-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| icedove | source | (unstable) | 3.0~rc2-2 | high | ||
| icedove | source | lenny | 2.0.0.24-0lenny1 | high | DSA-2025-1 | |
| nspr | source | (unstable) | 4.8.2-1 | high | ||
| nspr | source | etch | (unfixed) | end-of-life | ||
| nspr | source | lenny | 4.7.1-5 | high | DSA-1931-1 |
[etch] - nspr <end-of-life> (Mozilla packages from oldstable no longer covered by security support)