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CVE-2008-5017

Published: Nov 13, 2008 | Modified: Apr 09, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
10 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
LOW
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5017
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/189.html

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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
FirefoxMozilla2.0 (including)2.0.0.18 (excluding)
FirefoxMozilla3.0 (including)3.0.4 (excluding)
SeamonkeyMozilla1.0 (including)1.1.13 (excluding)
ThunderbirdMozilla2.0 (including)2.0.0.18 (excluding)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1RedHatseamonkey-0:1.0.9-0.21.el2*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3RedHatseamonkey-0:1.0.9-0.25.el3*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4RedHatthunderbird-0:1.5.0.12-17.el4*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4RedHatseamonkey-0:1.0.9-28.el4*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4RedHatfirefox-0:3.0.4-1.el4*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4RedHatnss-0:3.12.1.1-3.el4*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5RedHatthunderbird-0:2.0.0.18-1.el5*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5RedHatdevhelp-0:0.12-20.el5*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5RedHatfirefox-0:3.0.4-1.el5*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5RedHatnss-0:3.12.1.1-3.el5*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5RedHatxulrunner-0:1.9.0.4-1.el5*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5RedHatyelp-0:2.16.0-22.el5*
FirefoxUbuntudapper*
FirefoxUbuntugutsy*
FirefoxUbuntuhardy*
FirefoxUbuntuupstream*
Firefox-3.0Ubuntudevel*
Firefox-3.0Ubuntugutsy*
Firefox-3.0Ubuntuhardy*
Firefox-3.0Ubuntuintrepid*
IceapeUbuntugutsy*
IceapeUbuntuupstream*
Mozilla-thunderbirdUbuntudapper*
SeamonkeyUbuntudevel*
SeamonkeyUbuntuhardy*
SeamonkeyUbuntuintrepid*
SeamonkeyUbuntuupstream*
ThunderbirdUbuntudevel*
ThunderbirdUbuntugutsy*
ThunderbirdUbuntuhardy*
ThunderbirdUbuntuintrepid*
ThunderbirdUbuntuupstream*
XulrunnerUbuntudevel*
XulrunnerUbuntugutsy*
XulrunnerUbuntuhardy*
XulrunnerUbuntuintrepid*
Xulrunner-1.9Ubuntudevel*
Xulrunner-1.9Ubuntugutsy*
Xulrunner-1.9Ubuntuhardy*
Xulrunner-1.9Ubuntuintrepid*
Xulrunner-1.9Ubuntuupstream*

References

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