CVE-2007-2868: mozilla firefox Improper Control of Generation of Code

Modified

Published 01-06-2007Last modified 07-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2007-2868 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Improper Control of Generation of Code vulnerability in mozilla firefox. EPSS estimates a 4.87% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority

Routine

Not severe (CVSS 9.3, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?

CVSS score

9.3/10

010

High · v2.0 (NVD)

EPSS score

4.87%

0%100%

Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days

KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.

RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.

Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 11

DSA-1300-1 DSA-1305-1 DSA-1306-1 DSA-1308-1 DTSA-45-1 DTSA-46-1+5 more

Timeline

01-06-2007
PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
07-08-2024
Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities in the JavaScript engine for Mozilla Firefox 1.5.x before 1.5.0.12 and 2.x before 2.0.0.4, Thunderbird 1.5.x before 1.5.0.12 and 2.x before 2.0.0.4, and SeaMonkey 1.0.9 and 1.1.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors that trigger memory corruption.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

v2.09.3

EPSS trend

Probability

4.87%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

92%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 4.87% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of CodeThe product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Mozilla3 products

firefox1.5 | 1.5.0.1 | 1.5.0.2 | 1.5.0.3 | 1.5.0.4 | 1.5.0.5 | 1.5.0.6 | 1.5.0.7 | 1.5.0.8 | 1.5.0.9 | 1.5.0.10 | 1.5.0.11 | 2.0 | 2.0.0.1 | 2.0.0.2 | 2.0.0.3
seamonkey1.0.9 | 1.1.2
thunderbird1.5 | 1.5.0.1 | 1.5.0.2 | 1.5.0.3 | 1.5.0.4 | 1.5.0.6 | 1.5.0.7 | 1.5.0.8 | 1.5.0.9 | 1.5.0.10 | 1.5.0.11 | 2.0.0.0 | 2.0.0.1 | 2.0.0.2 | 2.0.0.3

1 vendor · 3 products

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