9.3
CRITICAL
CVE-2008-0017
Mozilla Firefox Buffer Overflow
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 13, 2008, 11:30 a.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 26, 2018, 2:19 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-0017 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mozilla firefox
2 Mozilla seamonkey
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Debian debian_linux
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2008-0017.

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

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-0017 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 26, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/32695 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/32695 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/32694 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/32694 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/32693 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/32693 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/32714 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/32714 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00385.html No Types Assigned https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00385.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/32713 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/32713 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0978.html No Types Assigned http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0978.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/32778 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/32778 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/32853 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/32853 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32281 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32281 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-319A.html US Government Resource http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-319A.html Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
    Changed Reference Type http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:230 No Types Assigned http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:230 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-667-1 No Types Assigned http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-667-1 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977 No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11005 No Types Assigned https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11005 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0977.html No Types Assigned http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0977.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1669 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1669 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/32684 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/32684 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/33433 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/33433 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=443299 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=443299 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/34501 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/34501 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021185 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021185 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1671 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1671 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:228 No Types Assigned http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:228 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/32845 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/32845 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/32721 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/32721 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.iss.net/threats/311.html No Types Assigned http://www.iss.net/threats/311.html Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1 No Types Assigned http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3146 No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3146 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00004.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00004.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00366.html No Types Assigned https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00366.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *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:2.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *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:2.0.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *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:2.0.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *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:2.0.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.0.0.17 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 3.0.3 *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:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *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:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.0 up to (excluding) 2.0.0.18 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.0 up to (excluding) 3.0.4 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.0 up to (excluding) 1.1.13
    Added CPE Configuration OR *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:8.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11005 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11005 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 13, 2008

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

15.81 }} -0.77%

score

0.95862

percentile

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