CVE-2008-5017

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.

• CWE-189

• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00004.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32684Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32693Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32694Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32695Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32713Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32714Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32715Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32721Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32778Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32798Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32845Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32853Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33433Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33434Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/34501Third Party Advisory
• http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1Broken Link
• http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-667-1Third Party Advisory
• http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1669Third Party Advisory
• http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1671Third Party Advisory
• http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1696Third Party Advisory
• http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697Third Party Advisory
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:228Third Party Advisory
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:230Third Party Advisory
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:235Third Party Advisory
• http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-52.htmlVendor Advisory
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0976.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0977.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0978.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32281Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021183Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-319A.htmlThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3146Third Party Advisory
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977Third Party Advisory
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=455987Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11436Third Party Advisory
• https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00366.htmlThird Party Advisory
• https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00385.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00004.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32684Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32693Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32694Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32695Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32713Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32714Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32715Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32721Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32778Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32798Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32845Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32853Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33433Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33434Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/34501Third Party Advisory
• http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1Broken Link
• http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-667-1Third Party Advisory
• http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1669Third Party Advisory
• http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1671Third Party Advisory
• http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1696Third Party Advisory
• http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697Third Party Advisory
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:228Third Party Advisory
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:230Third Party Advisory
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:235Third Party Advisory
• http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-52.htmlVendor Advisory
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0976.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0977.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0978.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32281Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021183Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-319A.htmlThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3146Third Party Advisory
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977Third Party Advisory
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=455987Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11436Third Party Advisory
• https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00366.htmlThird Party Advisory
• https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00385.htmlThird Party Advisory

Published

Nov 13, 2008

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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