CVE-2008-5052
The AppendAttributeValue function in the JavaScript engine in Mozilla 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 that…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.48%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The AppendAttributeValue function in the JavaScript engine in Mozilla 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 that trigger memory corruption, as demonstrated by e4x/extensions/regress-410192.js.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 3.48% probability · 88th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- mozilla/firefox · mozilla/seamonkey · mozilla/thunderbird
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00004.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:228Third 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.securityfocus.com/bid/32281Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021183Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-319A.htmlThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3146Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=454113Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9449Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00004.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:228Third 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.securityfocus.com/bid/32281Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021183Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-319A.htmlThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3146Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=454113Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9449Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.