1. CVE-Search
  2. CVE-2008-5500
ID CVE-2008-5500
Summary The layout engine in Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.5 and 2.x before 2.0.0.19, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.19, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.14 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly trigger memory corruption via vectors related to (1) a reachable assertion or (2) an integer overflow. Per http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-60.html Mozilla developers identified and fixed several stability bugs in the browser engine used in Firefox and other Mozilla-based products. Some of these crashes showed evidence of memory corruption under certain circumstances and we presume that with enough effort at least some of these could be exploited to run arbitrary code. Thunderbird shares the browser engine with Firefox and could be vulnerable if JavaScript were to be enabled in mail. This is not the default setting and we strongly discourage users from running JavaScript in mail. Without further investigation we cannot rule out the possibility that for some of these an attacker might be able to prepare memory for exploitation through some means other than JavaScript such as large images.
References
Vulnerable Configurations
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1:*:beta:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1:*:beta:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS
Base: 10.0 (as of 08-11-2018 - 20:10)
Impact:
Exploitability:
CWE CWE-399
CAPEC
Access
VectorComplexityAuthentication
NETWORK LOW NONE
Impact
ConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
COMPLETE COMPLETE COMPLETE
cvss-vector via4 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
oval via4
accepted 2013-04-29T04:11:08.384-04:00
class vulnerability
contributors
  • name Aharon Chernin
    organization SCAP.com, LLC
  • name Dragos Prisaca
    organization G2, Inc.
definition_extensions
  • comment The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11782
  • comment CentOS Linux 3.x
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16651
  • comment The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11831
  • comment CentOS Linux 4.x
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16636
  • comment Oracle Linux 4.x
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15990
  • comment The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11414
  • comment The operating system installed on the system is CentOS Linux 5.x
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15802
  • comment Oracle Linux 5.x
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15459
description The layout engine in Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.5 and 2.x before 2.0.0.19, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.19, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.14 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly trigger memory corruption via vectors related to (1) a reachable assertion or (2) an integer overflow.
family unix
id oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11053
status accepted
submitted 2010-07-09T03:56:16-04:00
title The layout engine in Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.5 and 2.x before 2.0.0.19, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.19, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.14 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly trigger memory corruption via vectors related to (1) a reachable assertion or (2) an integer overflow.
version 30
redhat via4
advisories
  • rhsa
    id RHSA-2008:1036
  • rhsa
    id RHSA-2008:1037
  • rhsa
    id RHSA-2009:0002
rpms
  • firefox-0:3.0.5-1.el4
  • firefox-0:3.0.5-1.el5_2
  • firefox-debuginfo-0:3.0.5-1.el4
  • firefox-debuginfo-0:3.0.5-1.el5_2
  • nspr-0:4.7.3-1.el4
  • nspr-0:4.7.3-2.el5
  • nspr-debuginfo-0:4.7.3-1.el4
  • nspr-debuginfo-0:4.7.3-2.el5
  • nspr-devel-0:4.7.3-1.el4
  • nspr-devel-0:4.7.3-2.el5
  • nss-0:3.12.2.0-1.el4
  • nss-0:3.12.2.0-2.el5
  • nss-debuginfo-0:3.12.2.0-1.el4
  • nss-debuginfo-0:3.12.2.0-2.el5
  • nss-devel-0:3.12.2.0-1.el4
  • nss-devel-0:3.12.2.0-2.el5
  • nss-pkcs11-devel-0:3.12.2.0-2.el5
  • nss-tools-0:3.12.2.0-2.el5
  • xulrunner-0:1.9.0.5-1.el5_2
  • xulrunner-debuginfo-0:1.9.0.5-1.el5_2
  • xulrunner-devel-0:1.9.0.5-1.el5_2
  • xulrunner-devel-unstable-0:1.9.0.5-1.el5_2
  • seamonkey-0:1.0.9-0.25.el2
  • seamonkey-0:1.0.9-0.29.el3
  • seamonkey-0:1.0.9-32.el4
  • seamonkey-chat-0:1.0.9-0.25.el2
  • seamonkey-chat-0:1.0.9-0.29.el3
  • seamonkey-chat-0:1.0.9-32.el4
  • seamonkey-debuginfo-0:1.0.9-0.29.el3
  • seamonkey-debuginfo-0:1.0.9-32.el4
  • seamonkey-devel-0:1.0.9-0.25.el2
  • seamonkey-devel-0:1.0.9-0.29.el3
  • seamonkey-devel-0:1.0.9-32.el4
  • seamonkey-dom-inspector-0:1.0.9-0.25.el2
  • seamonkey-dom-inspector-0:1.0.9-0.29.el3
  • seamonkey-dom-inspector-0:1.0.9-32.el4
  • seamonkey-js-debugger-0:1.0.9-0.25.el2
  • seamonkey-js-debugger-0:1.0.9-0.29.el3
  • seamonkey-js-debugger-0:1.0.9-32.el4
  • seamonkey-mail-0:1.0.9-0.25.el2
  • seamonkey-mail-0:1.0.9-0.29.el3
  • seamonkey-mail-0:1.0.9-32.el4
  • seamonkey-nspr-0:1.0.9-0.25.el2
  • seamonkey-nspr-0:1.0.9-0.29.el3
  • seamonkey-nspr-devel-0:1.0.9-0.25.el2
  • seamonkey-nspr-devel-0:1.0.9-0.29.el3
  • seamonkey-nss-0:1.0.9-0.25.el2
  • seamonkey-nss-0:1.0.9-0.29.el3
  • seamonkey-nss-devel-0:1.0.9-0.25.el2
  • seamonkey-nss-devel-0:1.0.9-0.29.el3
  • thunderbird-0:1.5.0.12-18.el4
  • thunderbird-0:2.0.0.19-1.el5_2
  • thunderbird-debuginfo-0:1.5.0.12-18.el4
  • thunderbird-debuginfo-0:2.0.0.19-1.el5_2
refmap via4
bid 32882
confirm http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-60.html
debian
  • DSA-1696
  • DSA-1697
  • DSA-1704
  • DSA-1707
mandriva
  • MDVSA-2008:244
  • MDVSA-2008:245
  • MDVSA-2009:012
misc
sectrack 1021417
secunia
  • 33184
  • 33188
  • 33189
  • 33203
  • 33204
  • 33205
  • 33216
  • 33231
  • 33232
  • 33408
  • 33415
  • 33421
  • 33433
  • 33434
  • 33523
  • 33547
  • 34501
  • 35080
sunalert
  • 256408
  • 258748
ubuntu
  • USN-690-1
  • USN-690-2
  • USN-690-3
  • USN-701-1
  • USN-701-2
vupen ADV-2009-0977
xf mozilla-layout-code-execution-var3(47406)
Last major update 08-11-2018 - 20:10
Published 17-12-2008 - 23:30
Last modified 08-11-2018 - 20:10
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