CVE-2008-5052

Description

The AppendAttributeValue function in the JavaScript engine in Mozilla Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.18, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unknown vectors that trigger memory corruption, as demonstrated by e4x/extensions/regress-410192.js.

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 17.07% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory mozilla.org Vendor Advisory mozilla.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3146 vdb entry third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9449 vdb entry third party advisory signature
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32281 vdb entry third party advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=454113 issue tracking vendor advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-52.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00004.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-319A.html third party advisory us government resource
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021183 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:228 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:235 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-5052?
CVE-2008-5052 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-5052?
To fix CVE-2008-5052, 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-2008-5052 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-5052 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~17% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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