Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2008-2934 (CCN-43850)

Assigned:2008-07-16
Published:2008-07-16
Updated:2017-08-08
Summary:Mozilla Firefox 3 before 3.0.1 on Mac OS X allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted GIF file that triggers a free of an uninitialized pointer.
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:6.8 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
5.0 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
9.3 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
6.9 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:U/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-94
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2008-2934

Source: CCN
Type: SA31132
Mozilla Firefox 3 on Mac OS X GIF File Handling Code Execution

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Vendor Advisory
31132

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
31270

Source: CCN
Type: SA34501
Sun Solaris Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
34501

Source: CCN
Type: SECTRACK ID: 1020516
Mozilla Firefox GIF File Processing Bug on Mac OS X May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code

Source: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1020516

Source: SUNALERT
Type: UNKNOWN
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-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: CCN
Type: Mozilla Firefox Web site
Firefox web browser

Source: CCN
Type: MFSA 2008-36
Crash with malformed GIF file on Mac OS X

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-36.html

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 47466
Mozilla Firefox on Mac OS X GIF File Handling Arbitrary Code Execution

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
30266

Source: CCN
Type: BID-30266
Mozilla Firefox Mac OS X GIF Rendering Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: USN-626-1
Firefox and xulrunner vulnerabilities

Source: UBUNTU
Type: UNKNOWN
USN-626-1

Source: VUPEN
Type: UNKNOWN
ADV-2008-2125

Source: VUPEN
Type: UNKNOWN
ADV-2009-0977

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=441360

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
firefox-gif-code-execution(43850)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
firefox-gif-code-execution(43850)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu:8.04::lts:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:20082934
    V
    CVE-2008-2934
    2022-05-22
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17292
    P
    USN-626-1 -- firefox-3.0, xulrunner-1.9 vulnerabilities
    2014-06-30
    BACK
    apple mac os x *
    mozilla firefox 3.0
    mozilla firefox 3.0
    canonical ubuntu 8.04