Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2008-5016 (CCN-46575)

Assigned:2008-11-12
Published:2008-11-12
Updated:2023-02-13
Summary:The layout engine in Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4, 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 multiple vectors that trigger an assertion failure or other consequences.
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:5.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
3.7 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
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 Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2008-5016

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2008-0976
Moderate: thunderbird security update

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

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

Source: CCN
Type: SA32713
Mozilla Firefox 3 Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: CCN
Type: SA34501
Sun Solaris Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: CCN
Type: SECTRACK ID: 1021183
Mozilla Firefox Bugs in Browser Engine Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

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-2008-452
thunderbird security update (RHSA-2008-0976)

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: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: CCN
Type: MFSA 2008-52
Crashes with evidence of memory corruption (rv:1.9.0.4/1.8.1.18)

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

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

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: CCN
Type: USN-668-1
Thunderbird vulnerabilities

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: US Government Resource
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
mozilla-layout-code-execution-var2(46575)

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

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

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration RedHat 1:
  • cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_productivity:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • Configuration RedHat 2:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • Configuration RedHat 3:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::as:*:*:*:*:*
    • Configuration RedHat 4:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop:*:*:*:*:*
    • Configuration RedHat 5:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::es:*:*:*:*:*
    • Configuration RedHat 6:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::ws:*:*:*:*:*
    • Configuration RedHat 7:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • Configuration RedHat 8:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5::client:*:*:*:*:*
    • Configuration RedHat 9:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation:*:*:*:*:*
    • Configuration RedHat 10:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5::server:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0::dev:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • 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:seamonkey:1.1::beta:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0::alpha:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0::beta:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • 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:thunderbird:2.0.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • 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:canonical:ubuntu:6.06::lts:*:*:*:*:*
  • 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:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:client:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • 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:canonical:ubuntu:8.04::lts:*:*:*:*:*
  • 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:20085016
    V
    		CVE-2008-5016
    2022-06-30
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:111905
    P
    		MozillaThunderbird-91.1.1-1.1 on GA media (Moderate)
    2022-01-17
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:105478
    P
    		MozillaThunderbird-91.1.1-1.1 on GA media (Moderate)
    2021-10-01
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:29116
    P
    		RHSA-2008:0976 -- thunderbird security update (Moderate)
    2015-08-17
    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:17848
    P
    		USN-668-1 -- mozilla-thunderbird, thunderbird vulnerabilities
    2014-06-30
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22309
    P
    		ELSA-2008:0978: firefox security update (Critical)
    2014-05-26
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22044
    P
    		ELSA-2008:0976: thunderbird security update (Moderate)
    2014-05-26
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11356
    V
    		The layout engine in Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4, 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 multiple vectors that trigger an assertion failure or other consequences.
    2013-04-29
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20080976
    P
    		RHSA-2008:0976: thunderbird security update (Moderate)
    2008-11-20
    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 seamonkey 1.0
    mozilla seamonkey 1.0.5
    mozilla seamonkey 1.0.7
    mozilla seamonkey 1.0.2
    mozilla seamonkey 1.1.3
    mozilla thunderbird 2.0.0.1
    mozilla seamonkey 1.1.2
    mozilla seamonkey 1.1.1
    mozilla firefox 3.0 alpha
    mozilla seamonkey 1.1.4
    mozilla seamonkey 1.1.5
    mozilla seamonkey 1.1.6
    mozilla thunderbird 2.0.0.0
    mozilla thunderbird 2.0.0.11
    mozilla thunderbird 2.0.0.12
    mozilla thunderbird 2.0.0.13
    mozilla seamonkey 1.0
    mozilla seamonkey 1.0.1
    mozilla seamonkey 1.0.3
    mozilla seamonkey 1.0.4
    mozilla seamonkey 1.0.6
    mozilla seamonkey 1.0.8
    mozilla seamonkey 1.0.9
    mozilla seamonkey 1.1
    mozilla seamonkey 1.1.7
    mozilla seamonkey 1.1.8
    mozilla seamonkey 1.1.9
    mozilla seamonkey 1.1
    mozilla firefox 3.0 beta5
    mozilla firefox 3.0 beta2
    mozilla seamonkey 1.0
    mozilla seamonkey 1.0
    mozilla firefox 3.0
    mozilla firefox 3.0.1
    mozilla seamonkey 1.1.10
    mozilla seamonkey 1.1.11
    mozilla thunderbird 2.0.0.14
    mozilla thunderbird 2.0.0.16
    mozilla thunderbird 2.0.0.15
    mozilla firefox 3.0.3
    mozilla firefox 3.0.2
    mozilla seamonkey 1.1.12
    mozilla thunderbird 2.0.0.17
    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
    canonical ubuntu 6.06
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux corporate server 3.0
    redhat enterprise linux 5
    redhat enterprise linux 5
    redhat enterprise linux 5
    canonical ubuntu 7.10
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux 2008.1 x86_64
    novell open enterprise server *
    novell opensuse 10.2
    novell opensuse 10.3
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux 2008.1
    canonical ubuntu 8.04
    novell opensuse 11.0
    novell suse linux enterprise server 10 sp2
    mandriva linux 2009.0
    mandriva linux 2009.0 -