CVE-2008-0017

N/A Unknown
Published: November 13, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

The http-index-format MIME type parser (nsDirIndexParser) in Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4, Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.13 does not check for an allocation failure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an HTTP index response with a crafted 200 header, which triggers memory corruption and a buffer overflow.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00004.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32684
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32693
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32694
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32695
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32713
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32714
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32721
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32778
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32845
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32853
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33433
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34501
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-667-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1669
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1671
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.iss.net/threats/311.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:228
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:230
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-54.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0977.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0978.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32281
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021185
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-319A.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3146
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=443299
Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11005
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00366.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00385.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00004.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32684
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32693
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32694
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32695
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32713
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32714
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32721
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32778
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32845
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32853
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33433
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34501
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-667-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1669
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1671
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.iss.net/threats/311.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:228
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:230
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-54.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0977.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0978.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32281
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021185
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-319A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3146
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=443299
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11005
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00366.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00385.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

66 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
14.5%
94th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

canonical mozilla debian

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