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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2008-0016

Stack-based buffer overflow in the URL parsing implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.17 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.12 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted UTF-8 URL in a link.

HIGH 10.0EPSS 43.9%

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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 43.9%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the URL parsing implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.17 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.12 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted UTF-8 URL in a link.

CVSS 2.0
10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
43.92% probability · 99th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-119
Affected
mozilla/firefox · mozilla/seamonkey
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.