CVE-2008-2785
Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.16 and 3.x before 3.0.1, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.16, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.11 use an incorrect integer data type as a CSS object reference counter in the CSSValue array (aka nsCSSValue:Array) data structure, which allows…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.28%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.16 and 3.x before 3.0.1, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.16, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.11 use an incorrect integer data type as a CSS object reference counter in the CSSValue array (aka nsCSSValue:Array) data structure, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large number of references to a common CSS object, leading to a counter overflow and a free of in-use memory, aka ZDI-CAN-349.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 5.28% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-189
- Affected
- mozilla/firefox · mozilla/seamonkey · mozilla/thunderbird
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://blog.mozilla.com/security/2008/06/18/new-security-issue-under-investigation/
- http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2008/06/18/vulnerability-in-mozilla-firefox-30
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0616.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30761Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31121
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31122Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31129Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31144
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31145Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31154Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31157Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31176Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31183Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31195Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31220Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31253Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31261Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31270Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31286Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31306Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31377Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31403Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33433
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34501
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-03.xml
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.410484
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0238
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1614
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1615
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.