// For flags

CVE-2008-5018

Mozilla crash with evidence of memory corruption

Severity Score

7.5
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

The JavaScript 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 vectors related to "insufficient class checking" in the Date class.

El motor JavaScript 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 (crash) mediante vectores relacionados con "insufficient class checking" en la clase Date.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
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
  • 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-399: Resource Management Errors
CAPEC
References (38)
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/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%3A9872 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.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=452786 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-2008-5018 2008-11-13
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=470884 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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Affected
Mozilla
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 Firefox
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 >= 3.0 < 3.0.4
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Affected
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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