CVE-2008-5017

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

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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: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32684
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32693
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32694
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32695
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32713
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32714
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32715
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32721
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32778
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32798
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32845
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32853
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33433
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33434
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34501
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-667-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1669
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1671
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1696
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:228
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:230
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:235
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-52.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0976.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0977.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0978.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32281
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021183
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-319A.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3146
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=455987
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11436
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00366.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00385.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
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/32715
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/32798
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/33434
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-1696
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.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.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:235
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-52.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0976.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party 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?1021183
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=455987
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11436
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

76 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
17.4%
95th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-189

Affected Vendors

canonical mozilla debian

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