CVE-2008-2419

firefox: heap corruption during Iframe operations between a JSframe write and a JSframe close

Published May 23, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 6.6% KEV · Not listed
Description
Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.14 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code by triggering an error condition during certain Iframe operations between a JSframe write and a JSframe close, as demonstrated by an error in loading an empty Java applet defined by a 'src="javascript:"' sequence.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-2414 Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.14 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code by triggering an error condition during certain Iframe operations between a JSframe write and a JSframe close, as demonstrated by an error in loading an empty Java applet defined by a 'src="javascript:"' sequence.
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 8:58 AM
Reserved
May 23, 2008, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 23, 2008, 3:32 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:53 PM
Severity
Critical
Public date
May 21, 2008, 12:00 AM