Executive Summary

Informations
Name CVE-2008-5501 First vendor Publication 2008-12-17
Vendor Cve Last vendor Modification 2024-11-21

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score NA
Base Score NA Environmental Score NA
impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA
Exploitabality Sub Score NA
 
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Cvss Base Score 5 Attack Range Network
Cvss Impact Score 2.9 Attack Complexity Low
Cvss Expoit Score 10 Authentication None Required
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Detail

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 via vectors that trigger an assertion failure.

Original Source

Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5501

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10257
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10257
Title: 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 via vectors that trigger an assertion failure.
Description: 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 via vectors that trigger an assertion failure.
Family: unix Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2008-5501
 Version: 5
Platform(s): Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
CentOS Linux 3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
CentOS Linux 4
Oracle Linux 4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
CentOS Linux 5
Oracle Linux 5
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Definition Synopsis:

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 161
Application 35
Os 2

OpenVAS Exploits

Date Description
2011-08-09 Name : CentOS Update for thunderbird CESA-2009:0002 centos5 i386
File : nvt/gb_CESA-2009_0002_thunderbird_centos5_i386.nasl
2011-08-09 Name : CentOS Update for thunderbird CESA-2009:0002 centos4 i386
File : nvt/gb_CESA-2009_0002_thunderbird_centos4_i386.nasl
2009-06-03 Name : Solaris Update for Mozilla 1.7 125539-06
File : nvt/gb_solaris_125539_06.nasl
2009-06-03 Name : Solaris Update for Mozilla Firefox Web browser 125540-06
File : nvt/gb_solaris_125540_06.nasl
2009-04-09 Name : Mandriva Update for firefox MDVSA-2008:245 (firefox)
File : nvt/gb_mandriva_MDVSA_2008_245.nasl
2009-03-23 Name : Ubuntu Update for firefox-3.0, xulrunner-1.9 vulnerabilities USN-690-1
File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_690_1.nasl
2009-03-06 Name : RedHat Update for firefox RHSA-2008:1036-01
File : nvt/gb_RHSA-2008_1036-01_firefox.nasl
2009-03-06 Name : RedHat Update for seamonkey RHSA-2008:1037-01
File : nvt/gb_RHSA-2008_1037-01_seamonkey.nasl
2009-02-27 Name : CentOS Update for seamonkey CESA-2008:1037 centos3 x86_64
File : nvt/gb_CESA-2008_1037_seamonkey_centos3_x86_64.nasl
2009-02-27 Name : CentOS Update for seamonkey CESA-2008:1037 centos3 i386
File : nvt/gb_CESA-2008_1037_seamonkey_centos3_i386.nasl
2009-02-27 Name : CentOS Update for seamonkey CESA-2008:1037-01 centos2 i386
File : nvt/gb_CESA-2008_1037-01_seamonkey_centos2_i386.nasl
2009-02-13 Name : Fedora Update for gnome-web-photo FEDORA-2008-11598
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_11598_gnome-web-photo_fc9.nasl
2009-02-13 Name : Fedora Update for blam FEDORA-2008-11598
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_11598_blam_fc9.nasl
2009-02-13 Name : Fedora Update for chmsee FEDORA-2008-11598
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_11598_chmsee_fc9.nasl
2009-02-13 Name : Fedora Update for devhelp FEDORA-2008-11598
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_11598_devhelp_fc9.nasl
2009-02-13 Name : Fedora Update for epiphany-extensions FEDORA-2008-11598
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_11598_epiphany-extensions_fc9.nasl
2009-02-13 Name : Fedora Update for epiphany FEDORA-2008-11598
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_11598_epiphany_fc9.nasl
2009-02-13 Name : Fedora Update for evolution-rss FEDORA-2008-11598
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_11598_evolution-rss_fc9.nasl
2009-02-13 Name : Fedora Update for firefox FEDORA-2008-11598
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_11598_firefox_fc9.nasl
2009-02-13 Name : Fedora Update for galeon FEDORA-2008-11598
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_11598_galeon_fc9.nasl
2009-02-13 Name : Fedora Update for gnome-python2-extras FEDORA-2008-11598
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_11598_gnome-python2-extras_fc9.nasl
2009-02-13 Name : Fedora Update for google-gadgets FEDORA-2008-11598
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_11598_google-gadgets_fc9.nasl
2009-02-13 Name : Fedora Update for gtkmozembedmm FEDORA-2008-11598
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_11598_gtkmozembedmm_fc9.nasl
2009-02-13 Name : Fedora Update for kazehakase FEDORA-2008-11598
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_11598_kazehakase_fc9.nasl
2009-02-13 Name : Fedora Update for mozvoikko FEDORA-2008-11598
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_11598_mozvoikko_fc9.nasl
2009-02-13 Name : Fedora Update for mugshot FEDORA-2008-11598
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_11598_mugshot_fc9.nasl
2009-02-13 Name : Fedora Update for ruby-gnome2 FEDORA-2008-11598
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_11598_ruby-gnome2_fc9.nasl
2009-02-13 Name : Fedora Update for totem FEDORA-2008-11598
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_11598_totem_fc9.nasl
2009-02-13 Name : Fedora Update for xulrunner FEDORA-2008-11598
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_11598_xulrunner_fc9.nasl
2009-02-13 Name : Fedora Update for yelp FEDORA-2008-11598
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_11598_yelp_fc9.nasl
2009-02-13 Name : Fedora Update for Miro FEDORA-2008-11598
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_11598_Miro_fc9.nasl
2009-02-13 Name : Fedora Update for Miro FEDORA-2008-11511
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_11511_Miro_fc10.nasl
2009-02-13 Name : Fedora Update for blam FEDORA-2008-11511
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_11511_blam_fc10.nasl
2009-02-13 Name : Fedora Update for devhelp FEDORA-2008-11511
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_11511_devhelp_fc10.nasl
2009-02-13 Name : Fedora Update for epiphany-extensions FEDORA-2008-11511
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_11511_epiphany-extensions_fc10.nasl
2009-02-13 Name : Fedora Update for epiphany FEDORA-2008-11511
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_11511_epiphany_fc10.nasl
2009-02-13 Name : Fedora Update for evolution-rss FEDORA-2008-11511
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_11511_evolution-rss_fc10.nasl
2009-02-13 Name : Fedora Update for firefox FEDORA-2008-11511
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_11511_firefox_fc10.nasl
2009-02-13 Name : Fedora Update for galeon FEDORA-2008-11511
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_11511_galeon_fc10.nasl
2009-02-13 Name : Fedora Update for gecko-sharp2 FEDORA-2008-11511
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_11511_gecko-sharp2_fc10.nasl
2009-02-13 Name : Fedora Update for gnome-python2-extras FEDORA-2008-11511
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_11511_gnome-python2-extras_fc10.nasl
2009-02-13 Name : Fedora Update for gnome-web-photo FEDORA-2008-11511
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_11511_gnome-web-photo_fc10.nasl
2009-02-13 Name : Fedora Update for google-gadgets FEDORA-2008-11511
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_11511_google-gadgets_fc10.nasl
2009-02-13 Name : Fedora Update for kazehakase FEDORA-2008-11511
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_11511_kazehakase_fc10.nasl
2009-02-13 Name : Fedora Update for mozvoikko FEDORA-2008-11511
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_11511_mozvoikko_fc10.nasl
2009-02-13 Name : Fedora Update for mugshot FEDORA-2008-11511
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_11511_mugshot_fc10.nasl
2009-02-13 Name : Fedora Update for pcmanx-gtk2 FEDORA-2008-11511
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_11511_pcmanx-gtk2_fc10.nasl
2009-02-13 Name : Fedora Update for ruby-gnome2 FEDORA-2008-11511
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_11511_ruby-gnome2_fc10.nasl
2009-02-13 Name : Fedora Update for xulrunner FEDORA-2008-11511
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_11511_xulrunner_fc10.nasl
2009-02-13 Name : Fedora Update for yelp FEDORA-2008-11511
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_11511_yelp_fc10.nasl
2009-02-13 Name : Fedora Update for cairo-dock FEDORA-2008-11598
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_11598_cairo-dock_fc9.nasl
2009-01-23 Name : SuSE Update for MozillaFirefox,seamonkey SUSE-SA:2008:058
File : nvt/gb_suse_2008_058.nasl
2009-01-20 Name : SuSE Security Advisory SUSE-SA:2009:002 (MozillaFirefox,MozillaThunderbird,mo...
File : nvt/suse_sa_2009_002.nasl
2009-01-13 Name : CentOS Security Advisory CESA-2009:0002 (thunderbird)
File : nvt/ovcesa2009_0002.nasl
2009-01-07 Name : RedHat Security Advisory RHSA-2009:0002
File : nvt/RHSA_2009_0002.nasl
2008-12-23 Name : Mozilla Seamonkey Multiple Vulnerabilities December-08 (Win)
File : nvt/gb_seamonkey_mult_vuln_dec08_win.nasl
2008-12-23 Name : Mozilla Seamonkey Multiple Vulnerabilities December-08 (Linux)
File : nvt/gb_seamonkey_mult_vuln_dec08_lin.nasl
2008-12-23 Name : Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities December-08 (Win)
File : nvt/gb_firefox_mult_vuln_dec08_win.nasl
2008-12-23 Name : Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities December-08 (Linux)
File : nvt/gb_firefox_mult_vuln_dec08_lin.nasl
2008-12-23 Name : Mozilla Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities December-08 (Linux)
File : nvt/gb_thunderbird_mult_vuln_dec08_lin.nasl
2008-12-23 Name : Mozilla Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities December-08 (Win)
File : nvt/gb_thunderbird_mult_vuln_dec08_win.nasl
2008-12-23 Name : FreeBSD Ports: firefox
File : nvt/freebsd_firefox36.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id Description
51286 Mozilla Multiple Products Layout Engine Assertion Failure Remote DoS

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2013-07-12 Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.
File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2009-0002.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-07-12 Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2008-1037.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-07-12 Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2008-1036.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-03-09 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-690-3.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-01-08 Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : gentoo_GLSA-201301-01.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-08-01 Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : sl_20081216_firefox_on_SL4_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-08-01 Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : sl_20081216_seamonkey_on_SL3_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-08-01 Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing a security update.
File : sl_20090107_thunderbird_on_SL4_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-01-06 Name : The remote CentOS host is missing a security update.
File : centos_RHSA-2009-0002.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-01-06 Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.
File : centos_RHSA-2008-1036.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-07-21 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : suse_11_1_MozillaFirefox-081218.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-07-21 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : suse_11_0_MozillaFirefox-081218.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-04-23 Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : mandriva_MDVSA-2008-245.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-04-23 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-690-2.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-04-23 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing one or more security updates.
File : fedora_2008-11511.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-04-23 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-690-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-01-08 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.
File : redhat-RHSA-2009-0002.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-12-21 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing one or more security updates.
File : fedora_2008-11598.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-12-21 Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.
File : freebsd_pkg_29f5bfc5ce0411dda7210030843d3802.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-12-17 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2008-1036.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-12-17 Name : A web browser on the remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.
File : seamonkey_1114.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-12-17 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2008-1037.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-12-17 Name : The remote Windows host contains a web browser that is affected by multiple v...
File : mozilla_firefox_305.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-12-17 Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.
File : centos_RHSA-2008-1037.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

Sources (Detail)

http://secunia.com/advisories/33188
http://secunia.com/advisories/33189
http://secunia.com/advisories/33203
http://secunia.com/advisories/33216
http://secunia.com/advisories/33421
http://secunia.com/advisories/34501
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:245
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-60.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1036.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1037.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0002.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32882
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021417
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=395623
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47407
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.ova...
https://usn.ubuntu.com/690-1/
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