9.3
CRITICAL
CVE-2008-1380
Mozilla Firefox JavaScript Engine Improper Fix Allows Remote Denial of Service
Description

The JavaScript engine in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.14, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.14, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (garbage collector crash) and possibly have other impacts via a crafted web page. NOTE: this is due to an incorrect fix for CVE-2008-1237.

INFO

Published Date :

April 17, 2008, 7:05 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-2008-1380 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-2008-1380.

URL Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-05/msg00000.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/29787 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29793
http://secunia.com/advisories/29828
http://secunia.com/advisories/29860 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29883
http://secunia.com/advisories/29908
http://secunia.com/advisories/29911
http://secunia.com/advisories/29912
http://secunia.com/advisories/29947
http://secunia.com/advisories/30012
http://secunia.com/advisories/30029
http://secunia.com/advisories/30192
http://secunia.com/advisories/30327
http://secunia.com/advisories/30620
http://secunia.com/advisories/30717
http://secunia.com/advisories/31023
http://secunia.com/advisories/31377
http://secunia.com/advisories/33434
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-03.xml
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.383152
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.391769
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-238492-1
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1555
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1558
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1562
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1696
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200805-18.xml
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/441529 US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:110
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-20.html
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2008_13_sr.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0222.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0223.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0224.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491838/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28818
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019873
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-602-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1251/references
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1793/references
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=425576
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41857
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10752
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00407.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00463.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00058.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00074.html

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2008-1380 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-1380 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • 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
    Changed Description The JavaScript engine in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.14, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.14, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (garbage collector crash) and possibly have other impacts via a crafted web page. NOTE: this is due to an incorrect fix for CVE-2008-1237. The JavaScript engine in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.14, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.14, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (garbage collector crash) and possibly have other impacts via a crafted web page. NOTE: this is due to an incorrect fix for CVE-2008-1237.
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description The JavaScript engine in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.14, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.14, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (garbage collector crash) and possibly have other impacts via a crafted web page. NOTE: this is due to an incorrect fix for CVE-2008-1237. The JavaScript engine in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.14, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.14, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (garbage collector crash) and possibly have other impacts via a crafted web page. NOTE: this is due to an incorrect fix for CVE-2008-1237.
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/491838/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491838/100/0/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:10752 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10752 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/41857 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41857 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 18, 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-2008-1380 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-2008-1380 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

6.87 }} 0.86%

score

0.94073

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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