CVE-2008-5013
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-399
Resource Management Errors
Publication date:
13/11/2008
Last modified:
09/04/2025
Description
Mozilla Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18 and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.13 do not properly check when the Flash module has been dynamically unloaded properly, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted SWF file that "dynamically unloads itself from an outside JavaScript function," which triggers an access of an expired memory address.
Impact
Base Score 2.0
9.30
Severity 2.0
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.0.17 (including) | |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:rc:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9_rc:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00004.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32684
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32693
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32694
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32714
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32778
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32845
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32853
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33433
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34501
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-667-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1669
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1671
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008%3A228
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-49.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0977.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32281
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021181=
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-319A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3146
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=433610
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9660
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00366.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00004.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32684
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32693
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32694
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32714
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32778
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32845
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32853
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33433
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34501
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-667-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1669
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1671
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008%3A228
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-49.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0977.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32281
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021181=
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-319A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3146
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=433610
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9660
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00366.html



