CVE-2008-2807
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CVE-2008-2807 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.15 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.10 do not properly handle an invalid .properties file for an add-on, which allows remote attackers to read uninitialized memory, as demonstrated by use of ISO 8859 encoding instead of UTF-8 encoding in a French .properties file.. EPSS estimates a 1.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.15 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.10 do not properly handle an invalid .properties file for an add-on, which allows remote attackers to read uninitialized memory, as demonstrated by use of ISO 8859 encoding instead of UTF-8 encoding in a French .properties file.
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Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | <= 2.0.0.14 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 2.0 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 2.0.0.1 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 2.0.0.2 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 2.0.0.3 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 2.0.0.4 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 2.0.0.5 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 2.0.0.6 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 2.0.0.7 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 2.0.0.8 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 2.0.0.9 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 2.0.0.10 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 2.0.0.11 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 2.0.0.12 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | 2.0.0.13 |
| Mozilla | Seamonkey | <= 1.1.9 |
| Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.1 |
| Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.1.2 |
| Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.1.3 |
| Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.1.4 |
| Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.1.5 |
| Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.1.6 |
| Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.1.7 |
| Mozilla | Seamonkey | 1.1.8 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30911Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30911Vendor Advisory
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