CVE-2008-0413

Description

The JavaScript engine in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.12, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.12, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly trigger memory corruption via (1) a large switch statement, (2) certain uses of watch and eval, (3) certain uses of the mousedown event listener, and other vectors.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 6.09% Top 10%
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Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0104.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-582-2 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-576-1 vendor advisory
http://browser.netscape.com/releasenotes/
http://secunia.com/advisories/28939 third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1506 vendor advisory
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.445399 vendor advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1995
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://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0093
http://secunia.com/advisories/28766 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28818 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30620 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28865 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29049 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0453/references vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0103.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28877 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28879 third party advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=407720%2C390597%2C373344%2C398085%2C406572%2C391028%2C406036%2C402087
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-582-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29167 third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0105.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28958 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30327 third party advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-238492-1 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488971/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1489 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488002/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487826/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/29086 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28815 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0454/references vdb entry
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-239546-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28864 third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1485 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28924 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27683 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1793/references vdb entry
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-01.html
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0093
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2091/references vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10385 signature vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00006.html vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00309.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29164 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29211 third party advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00381.html vendor advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0051
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:062 vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1484 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28808 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0627/references vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019321 vdb entry
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200805-18.xml vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28754 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28758 third party advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00274.html vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:048 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31043 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29098 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28839 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-0413?
CVE-2008-0413 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-0413?
To fix CVE-2008-0413, 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-2008-0413 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-0413 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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