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CVE-2008-4062

10.0 · HIGH

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.17 and 3.x before 3.0.2, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.17, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.12 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of se…

Published Sep 24, 2008mozillaCWE-399EPSS 4.99%

Overview

CVE-2008-4062 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting mozilla firefox. It was published on September 24, 2008 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.17 and 3.x before 3.0.2, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.17, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.12 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the JavaScript engine and (1) misinterpretation of the characteristics of Namespace and QName in jsxml.c, (2) misuse of signed integers in the nsEscapeCount function in nsEscape.cpp, and (3) interaction of JavaScript garbage collection with certain use of an NPObject in the nsNPObjWrapper::GetNewOrUsed function in nsJSNPRuntime.cpp.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from mozilla. Update firefox to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
mozillafirefox>= 0, < 2.0.0.17Affected
mozillaseamonkey>= 0, < 1.1.12Affected
mozillathunderbird>= 0, < 2.0.0.17Affected

References

Refdownload.novell.com/Download?buildid=WZXONb-tqBw~Reflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00005.htmlRefsecunia.com/advisories/31984Refsecunia.com/advisories/31985Refsecunia.com/advisories/31987Refsecunia.com/advisories/32007Refsecunia.com/advisories/32010Refsecunia.com/advisories/32011Refsecunia.com/advisories/32012Refsecunia.com/advisories/32025

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2008-4062?

CVE-2008-4062 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting mozilla firefox. It was published on September 24, 2008 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2008-4062?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2008-4062?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from mozilla. Update firefox to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2008-4062?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2008-4062 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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