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CVE-2008-5017

CVE Details

Release Date:2008-11-13
Impact:Critical What is this?

Description


Integer overflow in xpcom/io/nsEscape.cpp in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4, 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.

See more information about CVE-2008-5017 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD


NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.


CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score: 10.0
Vector String: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Version: 2.0
Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Authentication: None
Confidentiality Impact: Complete
Integrity Impact: Complete
Availability Impact: Complete

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 3 (seamonkey)ELSA-2008-09772008-11-13
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (seamonkey)ELSA-2008-09772008-11-13
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (thunderbird)ELSA-2008-09762008-11-20
Oracle Linux version 5 (devhelp)ELSA-2008-09782008-11-13
Oracle Linux version 5 (firefox)ELSA-2008-09782008-11-13
Oracle Linux version 5 (nss)ELSA-2008-09782008-11-13
Oracle Linux version 5 (xulrunner)ELSA-2008-09782008-11-13
Oracle Linux version 5 (yelp)ELSA-2008-09782008-11-13


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