CVE-2008-5501
Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description
The layout engine in Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.5, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.19, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.14 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via vectors that trigger an assertion failure.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 17, 2008, 11:30 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 8, 2018, 8:11 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.9
Exploitability Score :
10.0
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2008-5501
vulnerability.
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CVE-2008-5501.
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CVE-2008-5501 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
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CVE-2008-5501 vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 08, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/690-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/690-1/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/33189 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/33189 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/34501 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/34501 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/33188 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/33188 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1036.html No Types Assigned http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1036.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/33216 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/33216 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/33203 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/33203 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/33421 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/33421 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:245 No Types Assigned http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:245 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47407 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47407 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-60.html No Types Assigned http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-60.html Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1037.html No Types Assigned http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1037.html Third Party Advisory 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.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0002.html No Types Assigned http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0002.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32882 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32882 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977 No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=395623 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=395623 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021417 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021417 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10257 No Types Assigned https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10257 Third Party Advisory Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.0.0.18 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 3.0.4 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.1.13 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.0.0.18 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.0 up to (excluding) 2.0.0.19 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.0 up to (excluding) 3.0.5 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.0 up to (excluding) 1.1.14 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://www.ubuntulinux.org/support/documentation/usn/usn-690-1 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/690-1/ [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:10257 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10257 [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/47407 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47407 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 18, 2008
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-5501 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-2008-5501
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
5.25 }} 0.37%
score
0.92919
percentile