// For flags

CVE-2008-5017

Mozilla crash with evidence of memory corruption

Severity Score

10.0
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Integer overflow in xpcom/io/nsEscape.cpp in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4, 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.

Desbordamiento de entero en xpcom/io/nsEscape.cpp en el motor de navegación en Mozilla Firefox 3.x antes de 3.0.4, Firefox 2.x antes de 2.0.0.18, Thunderbird 2.x antes de 2.0.0.18 y SeaMonkey 1.x antes de 1.1.13 permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegación de servicio (caída) mediante vectores desconocidos.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
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
  • 2008-11-10 CVE Reserved
  • 2008-11-13 CVE Published
  • 2023-03-07 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-189: Numeric Errors
CAPEC
References (40)
URL Tag Source
http://secunia.com/advisories/32684 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32693 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/32714 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32715 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/32845 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32853 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.securityfocus.com/bid/32281 Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021183 Third Party Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-319A.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3146 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977 Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11436 Signature
URL Date SRC
URL Date SRC
URL Date SRC
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00004.html 2018-11-02
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1 2018-11-02
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-667-1 2018-11-02
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1669 2018-11-02
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1671 2018-11-02
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1696 2018-11-02
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697 2018-11-02
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:228 2018-11-02
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:230 2018-11-02
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:235 2018-11-02
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-52.html 2018-11-02
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0976.html 2018-11-02
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0977.html 2018-11-02
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0978.html 2018-11-02
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=455987 2018-11-02
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00366.html 2018-11-02
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00385.html 2018-11-02
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5017 2008-11-13
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=470883 2008-11-13
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Mozilla
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 Firefox
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 >= 2.0 < 2.0.0.18
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Mozilla
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 Firefox
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 >= 3.0 < 3.0.4
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Mozilla
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 Seamonkey
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 >= 1.0 < 1.1.13
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Mozilla
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 Thunderbird
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 >= 2.0 < 2.0.0.18
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Debian
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 Debian Linux
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 4.0
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Canonical
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 Ubuntu Linux
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 6.06
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Canonical
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 Ubuntu Linux
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 7.10
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Canonical
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 Ubuntu Linux
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 8.04
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Canonical
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 Ubuntu Linux
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 8.10
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