CVE-2008-5013

Description

Mozilla Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18 and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.13 do not properly check when the Flash module has been dynamically unloaded properly, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted SWF file that "dynamically unloads itself from an outside JavaScript function," which triggers an access of an expired memory address.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 14.24% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3146 vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697 vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1671 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32281 vdb entry
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00366.html vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0977.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977 vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1669 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32778 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33433 third party advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=433610
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00004.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32694 third party advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-319A.html third party advisory us government resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/32853 third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9660 vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/32693 third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021181 vdb entry
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-49.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:228 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32845 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32684 third party advisory
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-667-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32714 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34501 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-5013?
CVE-2008-5013 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-5013?
To fix CVE-2008-5013, 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-2008-5013 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-5013 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~14% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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