CVE-2008-1236: mozilla firefox Resource Management Errors

CVSS: 6.8v2.0MediumModified

Published 27-03-2008Last modified 07-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-1236 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) Resource Management Errors vulnerability in mozilla firefox. EPSS estimates a 3.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk

28/100

0100

Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?

CVSS score

6.8/10

010

Medium · v2.0 (NVD)

EPSS score

3.37%

0%100%

Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days

KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog

RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded

Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 9 · Related 1

DSA-1532-1 DSA-1534-1 DSA-1534-2 DSA-1535-1 DSA-1574-1 OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10601-1+3 more

Timeline

27-03-2008
PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
07-08-2024
Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.13, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.13, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.9 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors related to the layout engine.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

v2.06.8

EPSS trend

Probability

3.37%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

89%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 3.37% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026

EPSS score

3.37%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

CWE-399Resource Management ErrorsWeaknesses in this category are related to improper management of system resources.

Affected systems

Mozilla3 products

firefox≤ 2.0.0.12
seamonkey≤ 1.1.8
thunderbird≤ 2.0.0.12

1 vendor · 3 products

References

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www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490196/100/0/threadedMailing ListX Refsource BUGTRAQ
www.securitytracker.com/id?1019695VDB EntryX Refsource SECTRACK
secunia.com/advisories/29541Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIA
secunia.com/advisories/29539Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIA
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0999/referencesVDB EntryX Refsource VUPEN
www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-15.htmlX Refsource CONFIRM
secunia.com/advisories/30620Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIA
secunia.com/advisories/29560Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIA
www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1532Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource DEBIAN
secunia.com/advisories/30327Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIA

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sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-238492-1Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUNALERT
www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-592-1Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource UBUNTU
secunia.com/advisories/29616Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIA
secunia.com/advisories/29550Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIA
secunia.com/advisories/29645Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIA
www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-605-1Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource UBUNTU
secunia.com/advisories/29607Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIA
sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-239546-1Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUNALERT
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:155Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource MANDRIVA
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1793/referencesVDB EntryX Refsource VUPEN
www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1574Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource DEBIAN
secunia.com/advisories/29558Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIA
secunia.com/advisories/29548Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIA
secunia.com/advisories/30370Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIA
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0208.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource REDHAT
secunia.com/advisories/29526Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIA
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2091/referencesVDB EntryX Refsource VUPEN
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00002.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSE
www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-087A.htmlThird Party AdvisoryX Refsource CERTUS Government Resource
secunia.com/advisories/29391Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIA
secunia.com/advisories/30192Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIA
www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.447313Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource SLACKWARE
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0209.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource REDHAT
www.securityfocus.com/bid/28448VDB EntryX Refsource BID
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0207.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource REDHAT
secunia.com/advisories/30016Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIA
www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1534Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource DEBIAN
www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00058.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORA
secunia.com/advisories/29547Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIA
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11788VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL
secunia.com/advisories/30105Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIA
secunia.com/advisories/30094Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIA
www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200805-18.xmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource GENTOO
wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0128X Refsource CONFIRM
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41445VDB EntryX Refsource XF
secunia.com/advisories/31043Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIA
www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00074.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORA
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0998/referencesVDB EntryX Refsource VUPEN
www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1535Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource DEBIAN
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:080Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource MANDRIVA

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