ID CVE-2008-5502
Summary 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 (crash) via vectors that trigger memory corruption, related to the GetXMLEntity and FastAppendChar functions.
References
Vulnerable Configurations
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    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:2.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    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:2.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    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:2.0.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    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:2.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    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:2.0.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    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:2.0.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    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:2.0.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    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:2.0.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:*
    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:*:beta:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
    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:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS
Base: 5.0 (as of 08-11-2018 - 20:11)
Impact:
Exploitability:
CWE CWE-399
CAPEC
Access
VectorComplexityAuthentication
NETWORK LOW NONE
Impact
ConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
NONE NONE PARTIAL
cvss-vector via4 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
oval via4
accepted 2013-04-29T04:00:05.737-04:00
class vulnerability
contributors
  • name Aharon Chernin
    organization SCAP.com, LLC
  • name Dragos Prisaca
    organization G2, Inc.
definition_extensions
  • comment The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11782
  • comment CentOS Linux 3.x
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16651
  • comment The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11831
  • comment CentOS Linux 4.x
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16636
  • comment Oracle Linux 4.x
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15990
  • comment The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11414
  • comment The operating system installed on the system is CentOS Linux 5.x
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15802
  • comment Oracle Linux 5.x
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15459
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 (crash) via vectors that trigger memory corruption, related to the GetXMLEntity and FastAppendChar functions.
family unix
id oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10001
status accepted
submitted 2010-07-09T03:56:16-04:00
title 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 (crash) via vectors that trigger memory corruption, related to the GetXMLEntity and FastAppendChar functions.
version 30
redhat via4
advisories
  • rhsa
    id RHSA-2008:1036
  • rhsa
    id RHSA-2008:1037
  • rhsa
    id RHSA-2009:0002
rpms
  • firefox-0:3.0.5-1.el4
  • firefox-0:3.0.5-1.el5_2
  • firefox-debuginfo-0:3.0.5-1.el4
  • firefox-debuginfo-0:3.0.5-1.el5_2
  • nspr-0:4.7.3-1.el4
  • nspr-0:4.7.3-2.el5
  • nspr-debuginfo-0:4.7.3-1.el4
  • nspr-debuginfo-0:4.7.3-2.el5
  • nspr-devel-0:4.7.3-1.el4
  • nspr-devel-0:4.7.3-2.el5
  • nss-0:3.12.2.0-1.el4
  • nss-0:3.12.2.0-2.el5
  • nss-debuginfo-0:3.12.2.0-1.el4
  • nss-debuginfo-0:3.12.2.0-2.el5
  • nss-devel-0:3.12.2.0-1.el4
  • nss-devel-0:3.12.2.0-2.el5
  • nss-pkcs11-devel-0:3.12.2.0-2.el5
  • nss-tools-0:3.12.2.0-2.el5
  • xulrunner-0:1.9.0.5-1.el5_2
  • xulrunner-debuginfo-0:1.9.0.5-1.el5_2
  • xulrunner-devel-0:1.9.0.5-1.el5_2
  • xulrunner-devel-unstable-0:1.9.0.5-1.el5_2
  • seamonkey-0:1.0.9-0.25.el2
  • seamonkey-0:1.0.9-0.29.el3
  • seamonkey-0:1.0.9-32.el4
  • seamonkey-chat-0:1.0.9-0.25.el2
  • seamonkey-chat-0:1.0.9-0.29.el3
  • seamonkey-chat-0:1.0.9-32.el4
  • seamonkey-debuginfo-0:1.0.9-0.29.el3
  • seamonkey-debuginfo-0:1.0.9-32.el4
  • seamonkey-devel-0:1.0.9-0.25.el2
  • seamonkey-devel-0:1.0.9-0.29.el3
  • seamonkey-devel-0:1.0.9-32.el4
  • seamonkey-dom-inspector-0:1.0.9-0.25.el2
  • seamonkey-dom-inspector-0:1.0.9-0.29.el3
  • seamonkey-dom-inspector-0:1.0.9-32.el4
  • seamonkey-js-debugger-0:1.0.9-0.25.el2
  • seamonkey-js-debugger-0:1.0.9-0.29.el3
  • seamonkey-js-debugger-0:1.0.9-32.el4
  • seamonkey-mail-0:1.0.9-0.25.el2
  • seamonkey-mail-0:1.0.9-0.29.el3
  • seamonkey-mail-0:1.0.9-32.el4
  • seamonkey-nspr-0:1.0.9-0.25.el2
  • seamonkey-nspr-0:1.0.9-0.29.el3
  • seamonkey-nspr-devel-0:1.0.9-0.25.el2
  • seamonkey-nspr-devel-0:1.0.9-0.29.el3
  • seamonkey-nss-0:1.0.9-0.25.el2
  • seamonkey-nss-0:1.0.9-0.29.el3
  • seamonkey-nss-devel-0:1.0.9-0.25.el2
  • seamonkey-nss-devel-0:1.0.9-0.29.el3
  • thunderbird-0:1.5.0.12-18.el4
  • thunderbird-0:2.0.0.19-1.el5_2
  • thunderbird-debuginfo-0:1.5.0.12-18.el4
  • thunderbird-debuginfo-0:2.0.0.19-1.el5_2
refmap via4
bid 32882
confirm http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-60.html
mandriva MDVSA-2008:245
misc https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=458679
sectrack 1021417
secunia
  • 33188
  • 33189
  • 33203
  • 33216
  • 33421
  • 34501
sunalert 256408
ubuntu USN-690-1
vupen ADV-2009-0977
xf firefox-js-deflatestring-code-execution(47408)
Last major update 08-11-2018 - 20:11
Published 17-12-2008 - 23:30
Last modified 08-11-2018 - 20:11
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