CVE-2008-5502

JavaScript engine crash - Firefox 3 only

Published Dec 17, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 2.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
The layout engine in Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.5, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.19, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.14 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors that trigger memory corruption, related to the GetXMLEntity and FastAppendChar functions.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-5479 The layout engine in Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.5, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.19, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.14 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors that trigger memory corruption, related to the GetXMLEntity and FastAppendChar functions.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-690-1 Firefox and xulrunner vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 10:56 AM
Reserved
Dec 12, 2008, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 17, 2008, 11:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:00 PM
Severity
Critical
Public date
Dec 16, 2008, 12:00 AM