thunderbird/seamonkey: MIME External-Body Heap Overflow Vulnerability
Published Feb 29, 2008
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 6.05%
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in Mozilla Thunderbird before 2.0.0.12 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.8 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted external-body MIME type in an e-mail message, related to an incorrect memory allocation during message preview.
Affected products
No data.
Running on/with
- n/a
- n/a
- ≤ 1.1.7
- ≤ 2.0.0.9
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1
seamonkey-0:1.0.9-0.9.el2
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0104
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
seamonkey-0:1.0.9-0.9.el3
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0104
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
seamonkey-0:1.0.9-9.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0104
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
thunderbird-0:1.5.0.12-8.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0105
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
thunderbird-0:1.5.0.12-8.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0105
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 | seamonkey-0:1.0.9-0.9.el2 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0104 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | seamonkey-0:1.0.9-0.9.el3 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0104 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | seamonkey-0:1.0.9-9.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0104 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | thunderbird-0:1.5.0.12-8.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0105 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | thunderbird-0:1.5.0.12-8.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0105 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.05% (0.06049) | 93.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.05% (0.06049) | 92.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 16, 2026 | 31.81% (0.31809) | 96.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 30, 2025 | 30.51% (0.30512) | 96.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 33.52% (0.33518) | 96.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 38.88% (0.38885) | 95.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 33.52% (0.33518) | 96.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 36.33% (0.36333) | 96.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 9, 2025 | 61.10% (0.61104) | 97.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 46.31% (0.46313) | 97.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 25, 2024 | 50.61% (0.50609) | 97.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 2, 2024 | 35.56% (0.35558) | 97.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 4, 2023 | 31.55% (0.31554) | 96.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 32.75% (0.32745) | 96.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 12.25% (0.12248) | 95.30th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 12.25% (0.12248) | 94.93th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 12.25% (0.12248) | 89.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
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