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CVE-2008-5052

The AppendAttributeValue function in the JavaScript engine in Mozilla Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.18, and Sea…

Published 17 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
10.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
3.4%
percentile 89%
Public exploits
0
none known

The AppendAttributeValue function in the JavaScript engine in Mozilla Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18, 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 unknown vectors that trigger memory corruption, as demonstrated by e4x/extensions/regress-410192.js.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

3.45% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

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

Classification

Weakness

References

  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2008/3146 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
  • oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9449 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/32281 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • bugzilla.mozilla.org /show_bug.cgi?id=454113 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • mozilla.org /security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-52.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00004.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, 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-2008:228 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRIVA, x_transferred
  • mandriva.com /security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:235 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRIVA, x_transferred

Sources

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