CVE-2008-0304

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Mozilla Thunderbird before 2.0.0.12 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.8 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted external-body MIME type in an e-mail message, related to an incorrect memory allocation during message preview.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 33.52% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory slackware.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-582-2 vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697 vendor advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-12.html
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.445399 vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00946.html vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00905.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29133 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/661651 third party advisory us government resource
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-582-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29167 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28012 vdb entry patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/30327 third party advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-239546-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33433 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31253 third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11075 vdb entry signature
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2091/references vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/29211 third party advisory
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=668 third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:062 vendor advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200805-18.xml vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1621 vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019504 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/31043 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29098 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-0304?
CVE-2008-0304 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-0304?
To fix CVE-2008-0304, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-0304 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-0304 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~34% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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