10.0
CRITICAL
CVE-2008-4070
Mozilla Thunderbird Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Mozilla Thunderbird before 2.0.0.17 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long header in a news article, related to "canceling [a] newsgroup message" and "cancelled newsgroup messages."

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 27, 2008, 10:30 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-4070 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 thunderbird
2 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-2008-4070.

URL Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00005.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/32010
http://secunia.com/advisories/32025
http://secunia.com/advisories/32044
http://secunia.com/advisories/32082
http://secunia.com/advisories/32092
http://secunia.com/advisories/32196
http://secunia.com/advisories/33433
http://secunia.com/advisories/33434
http://secunia.com/advisories/34501
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.379422
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.412123
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1696
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:206
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-46.html Patch
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0908.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31411 Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020948
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-647-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=425152 Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45426
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10933
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00005.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/32010
http://secunia.com/advisories/32025
http://secunia.com/advisories/32044
http://secunia.com/advisories/32082
http://secunia.com/advisories/32092
http://secunia.com/advisories/32196
http://secunia.com/advisories/33433
http://secunia.com/advisories/33434
http://secunia.com/advisories/34501
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.379422
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.412123
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1696
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:206
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-46.html Patch
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0908.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31411 Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020948
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-647-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=425152 Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45426
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10933

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2008-4070 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-4070 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00005.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/32010
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/32025
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/32044
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/32082
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/32092
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/32196
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/33433
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/33434
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/34501
    Added Reference http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.379422
    Added Reference http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.412123
    Added Reference http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1696
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:206
    Added Reference http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-46.html
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0908.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31411
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020948
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-647-1
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=425152
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45426
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10933
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • 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:10933 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10933 [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/45426 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45426 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 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.

1.72 }} -0.98%

score

0.80777

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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Access Complexity
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Confidentiality
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