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CVE-2008-0016: mozilla firefox

CVSS: 10.0v2.0HighModified
Published 24-09-2008Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-0016 is a high (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability in mozilla firefox. EPSS estimates a 43.92% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
90/100
0100
Critical · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
10.0/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
43.92%
0%100%
High · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1exploit-database

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 7 · Related 1
DSA-1649-1DSA-1669-1DSA-1696-1DSA-1697-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10601-1RHSA-2008:0882

Timeline

  1. 24-09-2008
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the URL parsing implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.17 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.12 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted UTF-8 URL in a link.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

43.92%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

99%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 43.92% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
43.92%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • exploit-databaseremotewindowsVerified

    Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.16 - UTF-8 URL Remote Buffer Overflow

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Mozilla2 products
  • firefox≤ 2.0.0.16 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9:rc | 0.9.1 | 0.9.2 | 0.9.3 | 0.9_rc | 0.10 | 0.10.1 | 1.0 | 1.0.1 | 1.0.2 | 1.0.3 | 1.0.4 | 1.0.5 | 1.0.6 | 1.0.7 | 1.0.8 | 1.5 | 1.5:beta1 | 1.5:beta2 | 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 | 1.5.0.12 | 1.5.1 | 1.5.2 | 1.5.3 | 1.5.4 | 1.5.5 | 1.5.6 | 1.5.7 | 1.5.8 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.0.0.1 | 2.0.0.10 | 2.0.0.11 | 2.0.0.12 | 2.0.0.13 | 2.0.0.14 | 2.0.0.15
  • seamonkey≤ 1.1.11 | 1.0 | 1.0:beta | 1.0.1 | 1.0.2 | 1.0.3 | 1.0.4 | 1.0.5 | 1.0.6 | 1.0.7 | 1.0.8 | 1.0.9 | 1.0.99 | 1.1 | 1.1.1 | 1.1.10

1 vendor · 2 products

References

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