10.0crit
CVE-2008-5500
The layout engine in Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.5 and 2.x before 2.0.0.19, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.19, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.…
Published 17 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
10.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
3.2%
percentile 88%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
The layout engine in Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.5 and 2.x before 2.0.0.19, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.19, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.14 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly trigger memory corruption via vectors related to (1) a reachable assertion or (2) an integer overflow.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
3.20% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-399 Resource Management Errors
References
- securityfocus.com /bid/32882 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- secunia.com /advisories/33408 · 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=464998 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- usn.ubuntu.com /690-3/ · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
- secunia.com /advisories/33205 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
- secunia.com /advisories/33421 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
- secunia.com /advisories/33232 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
- redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2008-1036.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
- vupen.com /english/advisories/2009/0977 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
- ubuntu.com /usn/usn-690-2 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
- ubuntu.com /usn/usn-701-1 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
- secunia.com /advisories/33231 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
- mandriva.com /security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:245 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRIVA, x_transferred
- usn.ubuntu.com /690-1/ · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/47406 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
- mandriva.com /security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:012 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRIVA, x_transferred
- secunia.com /advisories/33203 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
- secunia.com /advisories/33433 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
- debian.org /security/2009/dsa-1707 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
- secunia.com /advisories/33216 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
- sunsolve.sun.com /search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUNALERT, x_transferred
- redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2008-1037.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
- mozilla.org /security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-60.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- debian.org /security/2009/dsa-1704 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
- debian.org /security/2009/dsa-1696 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
- secunia.com /advisories/33204 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
- ubuntu.com /usn/usn-701-2 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
- secunia.com /advisories/33184 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
- redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2009-0002.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
- sunsolve.sun.com /search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-258748-1 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUNALERT, x_transferred
- mandriva.com /security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:244 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRIVA, x_transferred
- bugzilla.mozilla.org /show_bug.cgi?id=460803 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- secunia.com /advisories/33415 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
- secunia.com /advisories/33188 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
- secunia.com /advisories/33523 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
- secunia.com /advisories/35080 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
- secunia.com /advisories/33547 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
- secunia.com /advisories/33434 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
- oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11053 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
- secunia.com /advisories/33189 · Third Party Advisory
- secunia.com /advisories/34501 · Third Party Advisory
- securitytracker.com /id?1021417 · Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2008-5500
- NVD: CVE-2008-5500
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