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FKIE_CVE-2008-0304

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-02-29 19:44 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:49
Severity
Summary
Heap-based buffer overflow in Mozilla Thunderbird before 2.0.0.12 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.8 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted external-body MIME type in an e-mail message, related to an incorrect memory allocation during message preview.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=668
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/29098
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/29133Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/29167
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/29211
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/30327
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/31043
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/31253
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/33433
cve@mitre.orghttp://securitytracker.com/id?1019504
cve@mitre.orghttp://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.445399
cve@mitre.orghttp://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-239546-1
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1621
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200805-18.xml
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/661651US Government Resource
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:062
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-12.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28012Patch
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-582-1
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-582-2
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2091/references
cve@mitre.orghttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11075
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00905.html
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00946.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=668
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/29098
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/29133Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/29167
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/29211
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/30327
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/31043
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/31253
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/33433
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securitytracker.com/id?1019504
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.445399
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-239546-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1621
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200805-18.xml
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/661651US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:062
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-12.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28012Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-582-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-582-2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2091/references
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11075
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00905.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00946.html
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
linux linux_kernel *
microsoft windows *
mozilla seamonkey *
mozilla thunderbird *
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