CVE-2008-5016 — Mozilla crash with evidence of memory corruption

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MEDIUM

Mozilla crash with evidence of memory corruption

Published Nov 13, 2008

5.0

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 2.27%

Description

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.

Affected products

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1

seamonkey-0:1.0.9-0.21.el2

Fixed · RHSA-2008:0977
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3

seamonkey-0:1.0.9-0.25.el3

Fixed · RHSA-2008:0977
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4

firefox-0:3.0.4-1.el4

Fixed · RHSA-2008:0978
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4

nss-0:3.12.1.1-3.el4

Fixed · RHSA-2008:0978
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4

seamonkey-0:1.0.9-28.el4

Fixed · RHSA-2008:0977
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4

thunderbird-0:1.5.0.12-17.el4

Fixed · RHSA-2008:0976
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

devhelp-0:0.12-20.el5

Fixed · RHSA-2008:0978
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

firefox-0:3.0.4-1.el5

Fixed · RHSA-2008:0978
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

nss-0:3.12.1.1-3.el5

Fixed · RHSA-2008:0978
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

thunderbird-0:2.0.0.18-1.el5

Fixed · RHSA-2008:0976
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

xulrunner-0:1.9.0.4-1.el5

Fixed · RHSA-2008:0978
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

yelp-0:2.16.0-22.el5

Fixed · RHSA-2008:0978

Product	Package	State	Advisory
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1	seamonkey-0:1.0.9-0.21.el2	Fixed	RHSA-2008:0977
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3	seamonkey-0:1.0.9-0.25.el3	Fixed	RHSA-2008:0977
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4	firefox-0:3.0.4-1.el4	Fixed	RHSA-2008:0978
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4	nss-0:3.12.1.1-3.el4	Fixed	RHSA-2008:0978
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4	seamonkey-0:1.0.9-28.el4	Fixed	RHSA-2008:0977
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4	thunderbird-0:1.5.0.12-17.el4	Fixed	RHSA-2008:0976
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5	devhelp-0:0.12-20.el5	Fixed	RHSA-2008:0978
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5	firefox-0:3.0.4-1.el5	Fixed	RHSA-2008:0978
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5	nss-0:3.12.1.1-3.el5	Fixed	RHSA-2008:0978
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5	thunderbird-0:2.0.0.18-1.el5	Fixed	RHSA-2008:0976
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5	xulrunner-0:1.9.0.4-1.el5	Fixed	RHSA-2008:0978
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5	yelp-0:2.16.0-22.el5	Fixed	RHSA-2008:0978

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

2.27% 0.02271

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.02271

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 (16 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	2.27% (0.02271)	82.44th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	2.27% (0.02271)	80.72th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
May 1, 2026	21.25% (0.21255)	95.69th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Apr 26, 2026	16.81% (0.16810)	94.97th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Jul 29, 2025	21.25% (0.21255)	95.41th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 30, 2025	9.55% (0.09547)	92.11th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 29, 2025	12.15% (0.12151)	89.68th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 17, 2025	10.09% (0.10089)	92.51th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 17, 2024	76.90% (0.76904)	98.42th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Dec 12, 2024	74.99% (0.74994)	98.27th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	75.68% (0.75677)	97.58th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	4.36% (0.04358)	88.02th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 13, 2023	4.36% (0.04358)	87.63th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 3, 2023	2.69% (0.02686)	82.44th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	4.36% (0.04358)	86.83th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	4.36% (0.04358)	70.59th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-399

References (30)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00004.html
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
http://secunia.com/advisories/32684
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/32694
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/32695
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/32713
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/32721
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/32778
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/32798
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/34501
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERT
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-667-1
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:230
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:235
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-52.html
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0976.html
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0977.html
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0978.html
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32281
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021183
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-319A.html
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3146
vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977
vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5016
Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=439206%2C453406%2C458637%2C444864%2C452157%2C449111%2C444260%2C457375%2C433429%2C443528%2C430394
x_refsource_MISC
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=470881
Issue Tracking
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5016
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11356
vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5016
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00366.html
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00385.html
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA

Link	Providers	Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00004.html		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
http://secunia.com/advisories/32684		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/32694		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/32695		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/32713		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/32721		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/32778		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/32798		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/34501		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERT
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-667-1		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:230		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:235		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-52.html		x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0976.html		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0977.html		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0978.html		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32281		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021183		vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-319A.html		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3146		vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977		vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5016		Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=439206%2C453406%2C458637%2C444864%2C452157%2C449111%2C444260%2C457375%2C433429%2C443528%2C430394		x_refsource_MISC
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=470881		Issue Tracking
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5016
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11356		vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5016
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00366.html		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00385.html		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner redhat

Published Nov 13, 2008

Updated Aug 7, 2024

Reserved Nov 10, 2008

Link CVE-2008-5016

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2008-5016

Red Hat

Severity Critical

Public date Nov 12, 2008

Links CVE-2008-5016 - Bugzilla