CVE-2008-5017
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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.84%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 3.84% probability · 90th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-189
- Affected
- mozilla/firefox · mozilla/seamonkey · mozilla/thunderbird · debian/debian linux · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00004.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32684Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32693Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32694Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32695Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32713Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32714Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32715Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32721Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32778Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32798Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32845Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32853Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33433Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33434Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34501Third Party Advisory
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1Broken Link
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-667-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1669Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1671Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1696Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:228Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:230Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:235Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-52.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0976.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0977.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0978.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32281Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.