CVEvulnerability
CVE-2008-5017
10.0 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2008-11-13
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 10.0 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-189
Description
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.
Affected configurations
• mozilla firefox (>= 2.0 < 2.0.0.18)
• mozilla firefox (>= 3.0 < 3.0.4)
• mozilla seamonkey (>= 1.0 < 1.1.13)
• mozilla thunderbird (>= 2.0 < 2.0.0.18)
• debian debian linux 4.0
• canonical ubuntu linux 6.06
• canonical ubuntu linux 7.10
• canonical ubuntu linux 8.04
• canonical ubuntu linux 8.10
Related
Weakness · not in database (1)
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00004.html Third Party Advisory
- 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://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1 Broken Link
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-667-1 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1669 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1671 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1696 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:228 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:230 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:235 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-52.html Vendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0976.html Third Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0977.html Third Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0978.html Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32281 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021183 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-319A.html Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3146 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977 Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=455987 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11436 Third Party Advisory
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00366.html Third Party Advisory
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00385.html Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00004.html Third Party Advisory
- 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://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1 Broken Link
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-667-1 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1669 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1671 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1696 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:228 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:230 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:235 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-52.html Vendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0976.html Third Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0977.html Third Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0978.html Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32281 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021183 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-319A.html Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3146 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977 Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=455987 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11436 Third Party Advisory
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00366.html Third Party Advisory
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00385.html Third Party Advisory