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    CVE-2008-4070

    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."

    Published:Sep 25, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Sep 27, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.02832
    CVSS Score:10

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Mozilla
    Product
    Seamonkey
    Vendor
    Mozilla
    Product
    Thunderbird
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=425152https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=425152

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    References

    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
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0908.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31411
    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
    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
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0908.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31411
    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
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45426
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10933

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High