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CVE-2008-4070

Heap-based buffer overflow in Mozilla Thunderbird before 2.0.0.17 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of…

Published 18 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
10.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
7.4%
percentile 94%
Public exploits
0
none known

Heap-based buffer overflow in Mozilla Thunderbird before 2.0.0.17 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long header in a news article, related to "canceling [a] newsgroup message" and "cancelled newsgroup messages."

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

7.35% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.010.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

  • secunia.com /advisories/32025 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2009/dsa-1697 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • bugzilla.mozilla.org /show_bug.cgi?id=425152 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • mandriva.com /security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:206 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRIVA, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/32010 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2009/0977 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00005.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/45426 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/32196 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10933 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/33433 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • slackware.com /security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.379422 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SLACKWARE, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id?1020948 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • sunsolve.sun.com /search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUNALERT, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/32092 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2009/dsa-1696 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • ubuntu.com /usn/usn-647-1 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • mozilla.org /security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-46.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/33434 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • slackware.com /security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.412123 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SLACKWARE, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/32044 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2008-0908.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/31411 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/34501 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/32082 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred

Sources

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