CVE-2008-4070

Thunderbird cancelled newsgrop messages

Severity Score

10.0

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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."

Desbordamiento de búfer basado en montículo en Mozilla Thunderbird antes de v2.0.0.17 y SeaMonkey antes de v1.1.12 permite a atacantes remotos causar denegación de servicio (caída de aplicación) o posibilita la ejecución de código de su elección a través de una cabecera larga en un artículo de noticias, relacionados con "cancelación de [a] mensajes de grupos de noticias" y "mensajes de grupos de noticias canceladas."

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 10.0

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2008-09-12 CVE Reserved
2008-09-27 CVE Published
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2024-08-07 First Exploit
2024-08-28 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

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

CAPEC

References (27)

URL	Tag	Source
http://secunia.com/advisories/32010	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32025	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32044	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32082	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32092	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32196	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33433	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33434	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34501	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020948	Vdb Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977	Vdb Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45426	Vdb Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10933	Signature

URL	Date	SRC
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=425152	2024-08-07

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-46.html	2017-09-29
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31411	2017-09-29

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00005.html	2017-09-29
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.379422	2017-09-29
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.412123	2017-09-29
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1	2017-09-29
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1696	2017-09-29
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697	2017-09-29
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:206	2017-09-29
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0908.html	2017-09-29
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-647-1	2017-09-29
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-4070	2008-10-01
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=464041	2008-10-01

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Seamonkey Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey"				<= 1.1.11 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey" and version " <= 1.1.11"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Seamonkey Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey"				1.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey" and version "1.0"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Seamonkey Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey"				1.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey" and version "1.0"		alpha		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Seamonkey Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey"				1.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey" and version "1.0"		dev		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Seamonkey Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey"				1.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey" and version "1.0"		beta		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Seamonkey Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey"				1.0.1 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey" and version "1.0.1"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Seamonkey Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey"				1.0.2 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey" and version "1.0.2"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Seamonkey Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey"				1.0.3 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey" and version "1.0.3"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Seamonkey Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey"				1.0.4 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey" and version "1.0.4"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Seamonkey Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey"				1.0.5 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey" and version "1.0.5"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Seamonkey Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey"				1.0.6 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey" and version "1.0.6"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Seamonkey Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey"				1.0.7 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey" and version "1.0.7"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Seamonkey Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey"				1.0.8 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey" and version "1.0.8"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Seamonkey Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey"				1.0.9 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey" and version "1.0.9"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Seamonkey Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey"				1.0.99 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey" and version "1.0.99"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Seamonkey Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey"				1.1 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey" and version "1.1"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Seamonkey Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey"				1.1.1 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey" and version "1.1.1"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Seamonkey Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey"				1.1.2 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey" and version "1.1.2"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Seamonkey Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey"				1.1.10 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey" and version "1.1.10"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird"				<= 2.0.0.16 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version " <= 2.0.0.16"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird"				0.1 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version "0.1"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird"				0.2 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version "0.2"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird"				0.3 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version "0.3"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird"				0.4 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version "0.4"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird"				0.5 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version "0.5"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird"				0.6 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version "0.6"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird"				0.7 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version "0.7"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird"				0.7.1 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version "0.7.1"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird"				0.7.2 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version "0.7.2"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird"				0.7.3 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version "0.7.3"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird"				0.8 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version "0.8"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird"				0.9 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version "0.9"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird"				1.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version "1.0"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird"				1.0.1 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version "1.0.1"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird"				1.0.2 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version "1.0.2"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird"				1.0.3 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version "1.0.3"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird"				1.0.4 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version "1.0.4"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird"				1.0.5 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version "1.0.5"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird"				1.0.5 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version "1.0.5"		beta		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird"				1.0.6 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version "1.0.6"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird"				1.0.7 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version "1.0.7"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird"				1.0.8 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version "1.0.8"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird"				1.5 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version "1.5"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird"				1.5 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version "1.5"		beta2		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird"				1.5.0.1 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version "1.5.0.1"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird"				1.5.0.2 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version "1.5.0.2"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird"				1.5.0.3 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version "1.5.0.3"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird"				1.5.0.4 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version "1.5.0.4"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird"				1.5.0.6 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version "1.5.0.6"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird"				1.5.0.7 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version "1.5.0.7"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird"				1.5.0.8 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version "1.5.0.8"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird"				1.5.0.9 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version "1.5.0.9"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird"				1.5.0.10 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version "1.5.0.10"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird"				1.5.0.11 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version "1.5.0.11"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird"				1.5.1 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version "1.5.1"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird"				1.5.2 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version "1.5.2"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird"				1.7.1 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version "1.7.1"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird"				1.7.3 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version "1.7.3"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird"				2.0.0.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version "2.0.0.0"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird"				2.0.0.1 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version "2.0.0.1"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird"				2.0.0.2 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version "2.0.0.2"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird"				2.0.0.3 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version "2.0.0.3"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird"				2.0.0.4 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version "2.0.0.4"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird"				2.0.0.5 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version "2.0.0.5"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird"				2.0.0.6 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version "2.0.0.6"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird"				2.0.0.7 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version "2.0.0.7"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird"				2.0.0.9 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version "2.0.0.9"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird"				2.0.0.11 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version "2.0.0.11"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird"				2.0.0.12 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version "2.0.0.12"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird"				2.0.0.13 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version "2.0.0.13"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird"				2.0.0.14 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version "2.0.0.14"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird"				2.0.0.15 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version "2.0.0.15"		-		Affected