Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2008-0017 (CCN-42089)

Assigned:2007-12-13
Published:2008-11-12
Updated:2018-10-26
Summary:The http-index-format MIME type parser (nsDirIndexParser) in Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4, Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.13 does not check for an allocation failure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an HTTP index response with a crafted 200 header, which triggers memory corruption and a buffer overflow.
CVSS v3 Severity:10.0 Critical (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:9.3 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
7.3 High (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
9.3 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
7.3 High (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-119
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2008-0017

Source: SUSE
Type: Third Party Advisory
SUSE-SA:2008:055

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2008-0977
Critical: seamonkey security update

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2008-0978
Critical: firefox security update

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Third Party Advisory
32684

Source: CCN
Type: SA32693
Mozilla Firefox 2 Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Third Party Advisory
32693

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Third Party Advisory
32694

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Third Party Advisory
32695

Source: CCN
Type: SA32713
Mozilla Firefox 3 Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Third Party Advisory
32713

Source: CCN
Type: SA32714
Mozilla SeaMonkey Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Third Party Advisory
32714

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Third Party Advisory
32721

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Third Party Advisory
32778

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Third Party Advisory
32845

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Third Party Advisory
32853

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Third Party Advisory
33433

Source: CCN
Type: SA34501
Sun Solaris Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Third Party Advisory
34501

Source: CCN
Type: SECTRACK ID: 1021185
Mozilla Firefox http-index-format MIME Parsing Buffer Overflow Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code

Source: SUNALERT
Type: Broken Link
256408

Source: CCN
Type: Sun Alert ID: 256408
Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in Firefox Versions Before 2.0.0.19 May Allow Execution of Arbitrary Code or Access to Unauthorized Data

Source: CCN
Type: ASA-2008-441
seamonkey security update (RHSA-2008-0977)

Source: CCN
Type: ASA-2008-442
firefox security update (RHSA-2008-0978)

Source: CCN
Type: ASA-2009-158
Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in Firefox Versions Before 2.0.0.19 May Allow Execution of Arbitrary Code or Access to unauthorized Data (Sun 256408)

Source: CCN
Type: NORTEL BULLETIN ID: 2009009505, Rev 1
Nortel Response to Sun Alert 256408 - Solaris 10 - Vulnerabilities in Firefox May Allow Execution of Arbitrary Code

Source: UBUNTU
Type: Third Party Advisory
USN-667-1

Source: DEBIAN
Type: Third Party Advisory
DSA-1669

Source: DEBIAN
Type: Third Party Advisory
DSA-1671

Source: DEBIAN
Type: Third Party Advisory
DSA-1697

Source: DEBIAN
Type: DSA-1669
xulrunner -- several vulnerabilities

Source: DEBIAN
Type: DSA-1671
iceweasel -- several vulnerabilities

Source: DEBIAN
Type: DSA-1697
iceape -- several vulnerabilities

Source: CCN
Type: IBM Internet Security Systems Protection Advisory November 13, 2008
Mozilla Unchecked Allocation Remote Code Execution

Source: ISS
Type: Broken Link
20081113 Mozilla Unchecked Allocation Remote Code Execution

Source: MANDRIVA
Type: Third Party Advisory
MDVSA-2008:228

Source: MANDRIVA
Type: Third Party Advisory
MDVSA-2008:230

Source: CCN
Type: MFSA 2008-54
Buffer overflow in http-index-format parser

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-54.html

Source: REDHAT
Type: Third Party Advisory
RHSA-2008:0977

Source: REDHAT
Type: Third Party Advisory
RHSA-2008:0978

Source: BID
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
32281

Source: CCN
Type: BID-32281
Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities

Source: SECTRACK
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
1021185

Source: CERT
Type: Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
TA08-319A

Source: VUPEN
Type: Third Party Advisory
ADV-2008-3146

Source: VUPEN
Type: Third Party Advisory
ADV-2009-0977

Source: CCN
Type: Bugzilla@Mozilla - Bug 443299
(CVE-2008-0017) Investigate possible buffer overflow in nsDirIndexParser

Source: MISC
Type: Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=443299

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
http-converter-null-ptr-deref(42089)

Source: OVAL
Type: Third Party Advisory
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11005

Source: FEDORA
Type: Third Party Advisory
FEDORA-2008-9667

Source: FEDORA
Type: Third Party Advisory
FEDORA-2008-9669

Source: SUSE
Type: SUSE-SA:2008:055
Mozilla security problems

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version >= 2.0 and < 2.0.0.18)
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version >= 3.0 and < 3.0.4)
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version >= 1.0 and < 1.1.13)

    • Configuration 2:
  • cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration 3:
  • cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 1:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 2:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::as:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 3:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 4:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::es:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 5:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::ws:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 6:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 7:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5::client:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 8:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 9:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5::server:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:as:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:es:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:ws:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3::ws:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3::es:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3::as:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux_corporate_server:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::as:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:novell:linux_desktop:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::es:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::ws:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:linux_advanced_workstation:2.1::itanium:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux_corporate_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux_corporate_server:4.0::x86_64:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux_corporate_server:3.0::x86_64:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:client_workstation:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2008.0::x86-64:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:client:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2008.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2008.1:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:novell:open_enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:opensuse:opensuse:10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:opensuse:opensuse:10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2008.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:opensuse:opensuse:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:10:sp2:itanium_ia64:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2009.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2009.0:-:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:20080017
    V
    		CVE-2008-0017
    2022-05-22
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:29237
    P
    		RHSA-2008:0978 -- firefox security update (Critical)
    2015-08-17
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17616
    P
    		USN-667-1 -- firefox, firefox-3.0, xulrunner-1.9 vulnerabilities
    2014-06-30
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8140
    P
    		DSA-1671 iceweasel -- several vulnerabilities
    2014-06-23
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:19874
    P
    		DSA-1669-1 xulrunner - several vulnerabilities
    2014-06-23
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:20161
    P
    		DSA-1671-1 iceweasel - several vulnerabilities
    2014-06-23
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7740
    P
    		DSA-1669 xulrunner -- several vulnerabilities
    2014-06-23
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13245
    P
    		DSA-1697-1 iceape -- several vulnerabilities
    2014-06-23
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7950
    P
    		DSA-1697 iceape -- several vulnerabilities
    2014-06-23
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22309
    P
    		ELSA-2008:0978: firefox security update (Critical)
    2014-05-26
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11005
    V
    		The http-index-format MIME type parser (nsDirIndexParser) in Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4, Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.13 does not check for an allocation failure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an HTTP index response with a crafted 200 header, which triggers memory corruption and a buffer overflow.
    2013-04-29
    oval:org.debian:def:1697
    V
    		several vulnerabilities
    2009-01-07
    oval:org.debian:def:1671
    V
    		several vulnerabilities
    2008-11-24
    oval:org.debian:def:1669
    V
    		several vulnerabilities
    2008-11-23
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20080977
    P
    		RHSA-2008:0977: seamonkey security update (Critical)
    2008-11-13
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20080978
    P
    		RHSA-2008:0978: firefox security update (Critical)
    2008-11-13
    BACK
    mozilla firefox *
    mozilla firefox *
    mozilla seamonkey *
    canonical ubuntu linux 6.06
    canonical ubuntu linux 7.10
    canonical ubuntu linux 8.04
    canonical ubuntu linux 8.10
    debian debian linux 4.0
    debian debian linux 5.0
    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 seamonkey 1.1.3
    mozilla firefox 2.0.0.6
    mozilla firefox 2.0.0.9
    mozilla seamonkey 1.1.2
    mozilla seamonkey 1.1.1
    mozilla firefox 2.0.0.7
    mozilla seamonkey 1.1.4
    mozilla firefox 2.0.0.8
    mozilla seamonkey 1.1.5
    mozilla seamonkey 1.1.6
    mozilla firefox 2.0.0.11
    mozilla firefox 2.0.0.12
    mozilla firefox 2.0.0.10
    mozilla firefox 2.0.0.13
    mozilla seamonkey 1.1.7
    mozilla seamonkey 1.1.8
    mozilla seamonkey 1.1.9
    mozilla firefox 2.0.0.14
    mozilla firefox 3.0
    mozilla firefox 2.0.0.15
    mozilla firefox 3.0.1
    mozilla seamonkey 1.1.10
    mozilla seamonkey 1.1.11
    mozilla firefox 2.0.0.16
    mozilla firefox 3.0.3
    mozilla firefox 3.0.2
    mozilla firefox 2.0.0.17
    mozilla seamonkey 1.1.12
    redhat enterprise linux 2.1
    redhat enterprise linux 2.1
    redhat enterprise linux 2.1
    suse suse linux 9.0
    redhat enterprise linux 3
    redhat enterprise linux 3
    redhat enterprise linux 3
    redhat enterprise linux 3
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux corporate server 3.0
    redhat enterprise linux 4
    redhat enterprise linux 4
    novell linux desktop 9
    redhat enterprise linux 4
    redhat enterprise linux 4
    redhat linux advanced workstation 2.1
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux corporate server 4.0
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux corporate server 4.0
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux corporate server 3.0
    redhat enterprise linux 5
    redhat enterprise linux 5
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux 2008.0
    debian debian linux 4.0
    redhat enterprise linux 5
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux 2008.0
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux 2008.1 x86_64
    novell open enterprise server *
    novell opensuse 10.2
    novell opensuse 10.3
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux 2008.1
    novell opensuse 11.0
    novell suse linux enterprise server 10 sp2
    mandriva linux 2009.0
    mandriva linux 2009.0 -