CVE-2008-5017
N/A
Published: November 13, 2008 at 11:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:58 PM UTC
5 products affected across 3 vendorsDebian LinuxUbuntu LinuxFirefox
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Ubuntu Linux· Canonicalrubygems
95%Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%2.0 ≤ v < 2.0.0.183.0 ≤ v < 3.0.4
Affected range stops below 2.0.0.18, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.0.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
1.0 ≤ v < 1.1.13
Affected range stops below 1.1.13, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
2.0 ≤ v < 2.0.0.18
Affected range stops below 2.0.0.18, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (38)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00004.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-189
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