PT-2008-6935 · Mozilla+3 · Thunderbird+5

Moz_Bug_R_A4

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Published

1970-01-01

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Updated

2024-06-15

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CVE-2008-5021

CVSS v2.0

10

High

VectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Firefox versions 3.x through 3.0.3 Firefox versions 2.x through 2.0.0.17 Thunderbird versions 2.x through 2.0.0.17 SeaMonkey versions 1.x through 1.1.12
Description The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code by modifying properties of a file input element while it is still being initialized, then using the blur method to access uninitialized memory. Multiple vulnerabilities in various packages of the Debian GNU/Linux operating system can lead to a violation of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected information, and can be exploited remotely.
Recommendations For Firefox versions 3.x through 3.0.3, update to version 3.0.4 or later. For Firefox versions 2.x through 2.0.0.17, update to version 2.0.0.18 or later. For Thunderbird versions 2.x through 2.0.0.17, update to version 2.0.0.18 or later. For SeaMonkey versions 1.x through 1.1.12, update to version 1.1.13 or later.

Exploit

Fix

DoS

Buffer Overflow

Race Condition

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

BDU:2015-02788
BDU:2015-02789
BDU:2015-02790
BDU:2015-02791
BDU:2015-02792
BDU:2015-02793
BDU:2015-02794
BDU:2015-02795
BDU:2015-02796
BDU:2015-02797
CVE-2008-5021
DSA-1669-1
DSA-1671-1
DSA-1696-1
DSA-1697-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2014_1100-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10601-1
RHSA-2008:0976
RHSA-2008:0977
RHSA-2008:0978
RHSA-2008_0976
RHSA-2008_0977
RHSA-2008_0978

Affected Products

Debian
Firefox
Red Hat
Seamonkey
Suse
Thunderbird