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NVD Vulnerability Details :
CVE-2008-5502
Modified
More InfoOfficial Page
Source-secalert@redhat.com
View Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV) details
Published At-17 Dec, 2008 | 23:30
Updated At-23 Apr, 2026 | 00:35

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.

CISA Catalog
Date AddedDue DateVulnerability NameRequired Action
N/A
Date Added: N/A
Due Date: N/A
Vulnerability Name: N/A
Required Action: N/A
Metrics
TypeVersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Primary2.05.0MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Type: Primary
Version: 2.0
Base score: 5.0
Base severity: MEDIUM
Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CPE Matches

Mozilla Corporation
mozilla
>>firefox>>Versions from 2.0(inclusive) to 2.0.0.19(exclusive)
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Mozilla Corporation
mozilla
>>firefox>>Versions from 3.0(inclusive) to 3.0.5(exclusive)
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Mozilla Corporation
mozilla
>>seamonkey>>Versions from 1.0(inclusive) to 1.1.14(exclusive)
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Canonical Ltd.
canonical
>>ubuntu_linux>>8.04
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
Canonical Ltd.
canonical
>>ubuntu_linux>>8.10
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Weaknesses
CWE IDTypeSource
CWE-399Primarynvd@nist.gov
CWE ID: CWE-399
Type: Primary
Source: nvd@nist.gov
Evaluator Description

Evaluator Impact

Evaluator Solution

Vendor Statements

References
HyperlinkSourceResource
http://secunia.com/advisories/33188secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33189secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33203secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33216secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33421secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34501secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:245secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-60.htmlsecalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1036.htmlsecalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1037.htmlsecalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0002.htmlsecalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32882secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021417secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=458679secalert@redhat.com
Issue Tracking
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47408secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10001secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/690-1/secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33188af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33189af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33203af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33216af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33421af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34501af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:245af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-60.htmlaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1036.htmlaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1037.htmlaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0002.htmlaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32882af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021417af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=458679af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47408af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10001af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/690-1/af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/33188
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource:
Third Party Advisory
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/33189
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource:
Third Party Advisory
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/33203
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource:
Third Party Advisory
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/33216
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource:
Third Party Advisory
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/33421
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource:
Third Party Advisory
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/34501
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource:
Third Party Advisory
Hyperlink: http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource:
Broken Link
Hyperlink: http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:245
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource:
Third Party Advisory
Hyperlink: http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-60.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource:
Vendor Advisory
Hyperlink: http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1036.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource:
Third Party Advisory
Hyperlink: http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1037.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource:
Third Party Advisory
Hyperlink: http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0002.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource:
Third Party Advisory
Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32882
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource:
Third Party Advisory
VDB Entry
Hyperlink: http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021417
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource:
Third Party Advisory
VDB Entry
Hyperlink: http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource:
Third Party Advisory
Hyperlink: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=458679
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource:
Issue Tracking
Vendor Advisory
Hyperlink: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47408
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource:
Third Party Advisory
VDB Entry
Hyperlink: https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10001
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource:
Third Party Advisory
Hyperlink: https://usn.ubuntu.com/690-1/
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource:
Third Party Advisory
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/33188
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource:
Third Party Advisory
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/33189
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource:
Third Party Advisory
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/33203
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource:
Third Party Advisory
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/33216
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource:
Third Party Advisory
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/33421
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource:
Third Party Advisory
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/34501
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource:
Third Party Advisory
Hyperlink: http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource:
Broken Link
Hyperlink: http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:245
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource:
Third Party Advisory
Hyperlink: http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-60.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource:
Vendor Advisory
Hyperlink: http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1036.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource:
Third Party Advisory
Hyperlink: http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1037.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource:
Third Party Advisory
Hyperlink: http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0002.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource:
Third Party Advisory
Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32882
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource:
Third Party Advisory
VDB Entry
Hyperlink: http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021417
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource:
Third Party Advisory
VDB Entry
Hyperlink: http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource:
Third Party Advisory
Hyperlink: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=458679
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource:
Issue Tracking
Vendor Advisory
Hyperlink: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47408
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource:
Third Party Advisory
VDB Entry
Hyperlink: https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10001
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource:
Third Party Advisory
Hyperlink: https://usn.ubuntu.com/690-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource:
Third Party Advisory
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