CVE-2009-3387 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

CVE-2009-3387
Vulnerability Scoring

5.0
/10
Medium Risk

While not critical, CVE-2009-3387 could compromise confidentiality or integrity in certain conditions.

Attack Complexity Details

  • Attack Complexity: Low
    Exploits can be performed without significant complexity.
  • Attack Vector: Network
    Vulnerability is exploitable over a network without physical access.
  • Privileges Required: None
    No authentication is required for exploitation.
  • Scope:
    Impact is confined to the initially vulnerable component.
  • User Interaction: None
    No user interaction is necessary for exploitation.

CVE-2009-3387 Details

Status: Deferred

Last updated: 🕧 11 Apr 2025, 00:51 UTC
Originally published on: 🕢 03 Feb 2010, 19:30 UTC

Time between publication and last update: 5545 days

CVSS Release: version 2

CVE-2009-3387 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2009-3387: Bugzilla 3.3.1 through 3.4.4, 3.5.1, and 3.5.2 does not allow group restrictions to be preserved throughout the process of moving a bug to a different product category, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a request for a bug in opportunistic circumstances.

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2009-3387

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2009-3387 depends on two key factors: attack complexity (the level of effort required to execute an exploit) and privileges required (the access level an attacker needs).

Exploitability Analysis for CVE-2009-3387

The vulnerability CVE-2009-3387 is highly exploitable since it requires low complexity and no authentication.

Understanding AC and PR

A lower complexity and fewer privilege requirements make exploitation easier. Security teams should evaluate these aspects to determine the urgency of mitigation strategies, such as patch management and access control policies.

Attack Complexity (AC) measures the difficulty in executing an exploit. A high AC means that specific conditions must be met, making an attack more challenging, while a low AC means the vulnerability can be exploited with minimal effort.

Privileges Required (PR) determine the level of system access necessary for an attack. Vulnerabilities requiring no privileges are more accessible to attackers, whereas high privilege requirements limit exploitation to authorized users with elevated access.

CVSS Score Breakdown Chart

Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2009-3387, illustrating how Base, Impact, and Exploitability factors combine to form the overall severity rating. A higher sub-score typically indicates a more severe or easier-to-exploit vulnerability.

CIA Impact Analysis

Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2009-3387, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

  • Confidentiality: None
    CVE-2009-3387 does not compromise confidentiality.
  • Integrity: None
    CVE-2009-3387 does not impact data integrity.
  • Availability: None
    CVE-2009-3387 does not affect system availability.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

The EPSS score estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the near future.

EPSS Score: 0.467% (probability of exploit)

EPSS Percentile: 75.76% (lower percentile = lower relative risk)
This vulnerability is less risky than approximately 24.239999999999995% of others.

CVE-2009-3387 References

External References

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Vulnerable Configurations

  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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