CVE-2008-5016

Summary

CVECVE-2008-5016
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-11-13 11:30:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe layout engine in Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4, 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 multiple vectors that trigger an assertion failure or other consequences.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-399 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Mozilla Firefox 3.0 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 3.0 alpha All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 3.0 beta2 All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 3.0 beta5 All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 3.0.1 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 3.0.2 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox All All All All
Application Mozilla Seamonkey 1.0 All All All
Application Mozilla Seamonkey 1.0 alpha All All
Application Mozilla Seamonkey 1.0 beta All All
Application Mozilla Seamonkey 1.0.1 All All All
Application Mozilla Seamonkey 1.0.2 All All All
Application Mozilla Seamonkey 1.0.3 All All All
Application Mozilla Seamonkey 1.0.4 All All All
Application Mozilla Seamonkey 1.0.5 All All All
Application Mozilla Seamonkey 1.0.6 All All All
Application Mozilla Seamonkey 1.0.7 All All All
Application Mozilla Seamonkey 1.0.8 All All All
Application Mozilla Seamonkey 1.0.9 All All All
Application Mozilla Seamonkey 1.1 All All All
Application Mozilla Seamonkey 1.1 alpha All All
Application Mozilla Seamonkey 1.1 beta All All
Application Mozilla Seamonkey 1.1.1 All All All
Application Mozilla Seamonkey 1.1.10 All All All
Application Mozilla Seamonkey 1.1.11 All All All
Application Mozilla Seamonkey 1.1.2 All All All
Application Mozilla Seamonkey 1.1.3 All All All
Application Mozilla Seamonkey 1.1.4 All All All
Application Mozilla Seamonkey 1.1.5 All All All
Application Mozilla Seamonkey 1.1.6 All All All
Application Mozilla Seamonkey 1.1.7 All All All
Application Mozilla Seamonkey 1.1.8 All All All
Application Mozilla Seamonkey 1.1.9 All All All
Application Mozilla Seamonkey All All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.0 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.12 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.14 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.4 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.5 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.9 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
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sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sunsolve.sun.com
Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Red Hat update for seamonkey - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 8 Update: firefox-2.0.0.18-1.fc8 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
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US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA08-319A -- Mozilla Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.us-cert.gov US Government Resource
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MFSA 2008-52: Crashes with evidence of memory corruption (rv:1.9.0.4/1.8.1.18) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mozilla.org Vendor Advisory
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Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
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Sun Solaris Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Red Hat update for firefox - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Bug List af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.mozilla.org
Fedora update for firefox - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Red Hat update for thunderbird - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
USN-667-1: Firefox and xulrunner vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 ubuntu.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2008:235 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
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