CVE-2008-5016

Mozilla crash with evidence of memory corruption

Severity Score

5.0

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

El motor de diseño en Mozilla Firefox 3.x versiones anteriores a v3.0.4, Thunderbird 2.x versiones anteriores a v2.0.0.18, y SeaMonkey 1.x versiones anteriores a v1.1.13 permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegación de servicio (caída) a través de múltiples vectores que disparan un fallo de evaluación u otras consecuencias.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 5.0

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2008-11-10 CVE Reserved
2008-11-13 CVE Published
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2024-09-09 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-399: Resource Management Errors

CAPEC

References (28)

URL	Tag	Source
http://secunia.com/advisories/32684	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32694	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32695	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32713	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32721	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32778	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32798	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34501	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32281	Vdb Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021183	Vdb Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-319A.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3146	Vdb Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977	Vdb Entry
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=439206%2C453406%2C458637%2C444864%2C452157%2C449111%2C444260%2C457375%2C433429%2C443528%2C430394	X_refsource_misc
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11356	Signature

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00004.html	2023-02-13
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1	2023-02-13
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-667-1	2023-02-13
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:230	2023-02-13
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:235	2023-02-13
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-52.html	2023-02-13
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0976.html	2023-02-13
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0977.html	2023-02-13
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0978.html	2023-02-13
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00366.html	2023-02-13
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00385.html	2023-02-13
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5016	2008-11-13
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=470881	2008-11-13

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				<= 3.0.3 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version " <= 3.0.3"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				3.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "3.0"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				3.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "3.0"		alpha		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				3.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "3.0"		beta2		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				3.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "3.0"		beta5		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				3.0.1 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "3.0.1"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				3.0.2 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "3.0.2"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Seamonkey Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey"				<= 1.1.12 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey" and version " <= 1.1.12"		-		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"		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"				1.1 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey" and version "1.1"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Seamonkey Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey"				1.1 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey" and version "1.1"		alpha		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Seamonkey Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey"				1.1 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey" and version "1.1"		beta		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"				1.1.3 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey" and version "1.1.3"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Seamonkey Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey"				1.1.4 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey" and version "1.1.4"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Seamonkey Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey"				1.1.5 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey" and version "1.1.5"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Seamonkey Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey"				1.1.6 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey" and version "1.1.6"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Seamonkey Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey"				1.1.7 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey" and version "1.1.7"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Seamonkey Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey"				1.1.8 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey" and version "1.1.8"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Seamonkey Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey"				1.1.9 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey" and version "1.1.9"		-		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"		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"		Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird"				<= 2.0.0.17 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version " <= 2.0.0.17"		-		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"				2.0.0.4 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"				2.0.0.9 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version "2.0.0.9"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird"				2.0.0.12 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version "2.0.0.12"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird"				2.0.0.14 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version "2.0.0.14"		-		Affected