CVE-2008-2934
Mozilla Firefox GIF Pointer Free Vulnerability
Description
Mozilla Firefox 3 before 3.0.1 on Mac OS X allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted GIF file that triggers a free of an uninitialized pointer.
INFO
Published Date :
July 18, 2008, 4:41 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2008-2934
vulnerability.
Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the
products
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are
affected, the information is not represented in the table below.
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update Firefox to a non-vulnerable version.
- Update the affected packages.
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-2008-2934.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-2934 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-2008-2934
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2008-2934 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2008-2934 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.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/31132 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/31270 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/34501 Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1020516 Added Reference http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1 Added Reference http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-36.html Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30266 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-626-1 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2125 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977 Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=441360 Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43850 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 08, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/31132 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/31132 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/31270 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/31270 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/34501 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/34501 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://securitytracker.com/id?1020516 No Types Assigned http://securitytracker.com/id?1020516 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry 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.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-36.html No Types Assigned http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-36.html Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30266 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30266 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-626-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-626-1 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2125 No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2125 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977 No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977 Broken Link Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=441360 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=441360 Exploit, Issue Tracking Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43850 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43850 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Removed CWE NIST CWE-94 Added CWE NIST CWE-908 Changed CPE Configuration AND OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* AND OR cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.0 up to (excluding) 3.0.1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 08, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/43850 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43850 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jul. 18, 2008
Action Type Old Value New Value
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 8.8
Base CVSS Score: 6.8
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
5.58 }} -0.22%
score
0.89343
percentile