security flaw
Published Nov 13, 2008
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.45%
Description
The AppendAttributeValue function in the JavaScript engine in Mozilla Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18, 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 unknown vectors that trigger memory corruption, as demonstrated by e4x/extensions/regress-410192.js.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
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 |
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:C/I:C/A:C
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 (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.45% (0.03448) | 88.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.45% (0.03448) | 87.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Feb 20, 2026 | 18.65% (0.18653) | 95.12th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 29, 2025 | 23.01% (0.23010) | 95.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 1, 2025 | 18.45% (0.18453) | 94.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 17.07% (0.17066) | 94.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 26.47% (0.26469) | 94.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 17.07% (0.17066) | 94.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 14.55% (0.14549) | 93.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.25% (0.02253) | 89.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.25% (0.02253) | 87.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 80.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 80.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 85.12th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 78.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 57.73th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (14)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00004.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:228 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAThird Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:235 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAThird Party Advisory
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-52.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32281 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021183 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-319A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3146 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5052 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=454113 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1618336 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5052
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9449 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5052
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.