CVE-2008-5013
Mozilla Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18 and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.13 do not properly check when the Flash module has been dynamically unloaded properly, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted SWF file that "dynamically…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.81%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Mozilla Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18 and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.13 do not properly check when the Flash module has been dynamically unloaded properly, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted SWF file that "dynamically unloads itself from an outside JavaScript function," which triggers an access of an expired memory address.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 4.81% probability · 91th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- mozilla/firefox · mozilla/seamonkey
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00004.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32684
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32693
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32694
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32714
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32778
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32845
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32853
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33433
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34501
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-667-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1669
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1671
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:228
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-49.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0977.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32281
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021181
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-319A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3146
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=433610
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9660
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00366.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00004.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32684
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32693
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32694
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.