CVE-2008-1380

Description

The JavaScript engine in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.14, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.14, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (garbage collector crash) and possibly have other impacts via a crafted web page. NOTE: this is due to an incorrect fix for CVE-2008-1237.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 19.14% Top 5%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00407.html vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00463.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-05/msg00000.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29908 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30012 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30620 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29912 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29787 third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.383152 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29883 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.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/441529 third party advisory us government resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/31377 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29828 third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1562 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31023 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1793/references vdb entry
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-03.xml vendor advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-20.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:110 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28818 vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0223.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491838/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/29860 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-602-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29793 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30029 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30192 third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1696 vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=425576
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1555 vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0222.html vendor advisory
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.391769 vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1558 vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00058.html vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10752 vdb entry signature
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41857 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/29947 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1251/references vdb entry
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200805-18.xml vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019873 vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0224.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29911 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33434 third party advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00074.html vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2008_13_sr.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30717 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-1380?
CVE-2008-1380 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-1380?
To fix CVE-2008-1380, 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-2008-1380 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-1380 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~19% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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