9.3
CRITICAL
CVE-2008-0412
Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey Buffer Overflow/DoS
Description

The browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.12, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.12, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly trigger memory corruption via vectors related to the (1) nsTableFrame::GetFrameAtOrBefore, (2) nsAccessibilityService::GetAccessible, (3) nsBindingManager::GetNestedInsertionPoint, (4) nsXBLPrototypeBinding::AttributeChanged, (5) nsColumnSetFrame::GetContentInsertionFrame, and (6) nsLineLayout::TrimTrailingWhiteSpaceIn methods, and other vectors.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 8, 2008, 10 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 2:01 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-0412 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 thunderbird
3 Mozilla seamonkey
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-2008-0412.

URL Resource
http://browser.netscape.com/releasenotes/
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00006.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/28754 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28758 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28766 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28808 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28815 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28818 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28839 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28864 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28865 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28877 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28879 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28924
http://secunia.com/advisories/28939
http://secunia.com/advisories/28958 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29049 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29086
http://secunia.com/advisories/29098
http://secunia.com/advisories/29164
http://secunia.com/advisories/29167
http://secunia.com/advisories/29211
http://secunia.com/advisories/29567
http://secunia.com/advisories/30327
http://secunia.com/advisories/30620
http://secunia.com/advisories/31043
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.445399
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-238492-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-239546-1
http://support.novell.com/techcenter/psdb/6251b18e050302ebe7fe74294b55c818.html
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0051
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0093
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0093
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1484
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1485
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1489
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1506
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200805-18.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:048
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:062
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-01.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0103.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0104.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0105.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487826/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488002/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488971/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27683
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019320
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-576-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-582-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-582-2
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0453/references
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0454/references
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0627/references
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1793/references
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2091/references
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=398088%2C393141%2C364801%2C346405%2C396613%2C394337%2C406290
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1995
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10573
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00274.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00309.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00381.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00905.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00946.html

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-0412 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=398088%2C393141%2C364801%2C346405%2C396613%2C394337%2C406290 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=398088,393141,364801,346405,396613,394337,406290
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 15, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/488971/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/488002/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/487826/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488971/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488002/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487826/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • 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:10573 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10573 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 11, 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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-0412 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-0412 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

10.16 }} 0.07%

score

0.95036

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability