10.0
CRITICAL
CVE-2008-2798
Mozilla Firefox Layout Engine Remote Code Execution and Denial of Service
Description

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.15, Thunderbird 2.0.0.14 and earlier, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.10 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors related to the layout engine.

INFO

Published Date :

July 7, 2008, 11:41 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 11, 2018, 8:43 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-2798 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-2008-2798.

URL Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00004.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0616.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/30878
http://secunia.com/advisories/30898
http://secunia.com/advisories/30903
http://secunia.com/advisories/30911 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30915
http://secunia.com/advisories/30949
http://secunia.com/advisories/31005
http://secunia.com/advisories/31008
http://secunia.com/advisories/31021
http://secunia.com/advisories/31023
http://secunia.com/advisories/31069
http://secunia.com/advisories/31076
http://secunia.com/advisories/31183
http://secunia.com/advisories/31195
http://secunia.com/advisories/31220
http://secunia.com/advisories/31253
http://secunia.com/advisories/31286
http://secunia.com/advisories/31377
http://secunia.com/advisories/31403
http://secunia.com/advisories/33433
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.384911
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.410484
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0216
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1607
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1615
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1621
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:136
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:155
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/known-vulnerabilities.html#firefox2.0.0.15
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-21.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0547.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0549.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0569.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494080/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30038
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020419
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-619-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-629-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1993/references
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=378027
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=391178
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=430814
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2646
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10087
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-August/msg00125.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-August/msg00144.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00207.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00288.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00295.html

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2008-2798 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-2798 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]

    Oct. 11, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/494080/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494080/100/0/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:10087 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10087 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 08, 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-2008-2798 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-2008-2798 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

66.94 }} 14.50%

score

0.97974

percentile

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