5.0med
CVE-2008-5016
The layout engine in Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.18, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.13 allows remote attac…
Published 17 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
5.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.3%
percentile 83%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
The layout engine in Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.18, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via multiple vectors that trigger an assertion failure or other consequences.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
2.27% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-399 Resource Management Errors
References
- vupen.com /english/advisories/2008/3146 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
- bugzilla.mozilla.org /buglist.cgi?bug_id=439206%2C453406%2C458637%2C444864%2C452157%2C449111%2C444260%2C457375% · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/32281 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- redhat.com /archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00366.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, x_transferred
- secunia.com /advisories/32713 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
- redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2008-0977.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
- mandriva.com /security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:230 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRIVA, x_transferred
- vupen.com /english/advisories/2009/0977 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
- oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11356 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
- secunia.com /advisories/32695 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
- redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2008-0978.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
- secunia.com /advisories/32778 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
- redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2008-0976.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
- redhat.com /archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00385.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, x_transferred
- mozilla.org /security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-52.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- sunsolve.sun.com /search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUNALERT, x_transferred
- lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00004.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
- secunia.com /advisories/32694 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
- secunia.com /advisories/32721 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
- us-cert.gov /cas/techalerts/TA08-319A.html · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id?1021183 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
- mandriva.com /security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:235 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRIVA, x_transferred
- secunia.com /advisories/32798 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
- secunia.com /advisories/32684 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
- ubuntu.com /usn/usn-667-1 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
- secunia.com /advisories/34501 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2008-5016
- NVD: CVE-2008-5016
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