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    CVE-2008-5017

    Integer overflow in xpcom/io/nsEscape.cpp in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4, Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.18, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unknown vectors.

    Published:Nov 12, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Nov 13, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.17422
    CVSS Score:10

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Canonical
    Product
    Ubuntu Linux
    Vendor
    Debian
    Product
    Debian Linux
    Vendor
    Mozilla
    Product
    Firefox
    Vendor
    Mozilla
    Product
    Seamonkey
    Vendor
    Mozilla
    Product
    Thunderbird
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00004.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32684
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32693
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32694
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32695
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32713
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32714
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32715
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32721
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32778
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32798
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32845
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32853
    http://secunia.com/advisories/33433
    http://secunia.com/advisories/33434
    http://secunia.com/advisories/34501
    http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1
    http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-667-1
    http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1669
    http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1671
    http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1696
    http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:228
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:230
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:235
    http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-52.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0976.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0977.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0978.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32281
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021183
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-319A.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3146
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977
    https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=455987
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11436
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00366.html
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00385.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00004.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32684
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32693
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32694
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32695
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32713
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32714
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32715
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32721
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32778
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32798
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32845
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32853
    http://secunia.com/advisories/33433
    http://secunia.com/advisories/33434
    http://secunia.com/advisories/34501
    http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1
    http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-667-1
    http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1669
    http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1671
    http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1696
    http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:228
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:230
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:235
    http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-52.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0976.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0977.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0978.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32281
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021183
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-319A.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3146
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977
    https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=455987
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11436
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00366.html
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00385.html

    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