Stack-based buffer overflow in the SSLv2 support in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.11.5, as used by Firefox before 1.5.0.10 and 2.x before 2.0.0.2, Thunderbird before 1.5.0.10, SeaMonkey before 1.0.8, and certain Sun Java System server products before 20070611, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via invalid "Client Master Key" length values.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-0009 is rated Moderate Risk (62.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 49.54%, 98th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-10-15 | 48.68% | 49.54% | +0.87% |
| 2 | 2025-07-04 | 54.92% | 48.68% | -6.24% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 54.92% | — |
Full EPSS history (17 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.8 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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8.6 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
gentoo
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normal | CVE-2007-0009: 2 GLSA(s) (200703-18, 200703-22), 3 atom(s) (dev-libs/nss, mail-client/mozilla-thunderbird, mail-client/mozilla-thunderbird-bin); latest impact normal. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2007-0009 |
redhat
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medium | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-0009 |
suse
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medium | CVE-2007-0009 severity moderate: SUSE including 22 source package names (MozillaFirefox-10.0-0.3.2, MozillaFirefox-140.2.0-160000.1.2, …), 22 product×package rows across 7 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2, … (7 product lines)): Fixed 22. | https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-0009/ |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2007-0009 medium priority: Ubuntu including 6 source packages (firefox, iceape, lightning-sunbird, midbrowser, mozilla-thunderbird, xulrunner), 30 status rows across 5 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, upstream): DNE 11, released 11, needs-triage 6, ignored 1, not-affected 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2007-0009 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| mozilla | firefox | >= 1.5, < 1.5.0.10 | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| mozilla | firefox | >= 2.0, < 2.0.0.2 | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| mozilla | network_security_services | < 3.11.5 | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:network_security_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| mozilla | seamonkey | < 1.0.8 | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| mozilla | thunderbird | < 1.5.0.10 | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | debian_linux | 3.1 | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | debian_linux | 4.0 | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 5.10 | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 6.06 | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 6.10 | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |