CVE-2008-5014: canonical ubuntu_linux Improper Input Validation
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2008-5014 is a high (CVSS 10.0) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 5.87% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93.1% of scored vulnerabilities.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 8 · Related 1Timeline
- 13-11-2008PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
jslock.cpp in Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.2, 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) and possibly execute arbitrary code by modifying the window.__proto__.__proto__ object in a way that causes a lock on a non-native object, which triggers an assertion failure related to the OBJ_IS_NATIVE function.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
5.87%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
93%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 5.87% on 20-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Mozilla3 products
- firefox≥ 2.0, < 2.0.0.18 | ≥ 3.0, < 3.0.2
- seamonkey≥ 1.0, < 1.1.13
- thunderbird≥ 2.0, < 2.0.0.18
Canonical1 product
- ubuntu_linuxEOL6.06 | 7.10 | 8.04 | 8.10
Debian1 product
- debian_linuxEOL4.0
3 vendors · 5 products
References
38 links- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00366.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORAThird Party Advisory
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0977.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource REDHATThird Party Advisory
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:230Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource MANDRIVAThird Party Advisory
Show all 38 references
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0978.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource REDHATThird Party Advisory
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0976.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource REDHATThird Party Advisory
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00385.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORAThird Party Advisory
- sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUNALERTBroken Link
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00004.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEThird Party Advisory
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-319A.htmlThird Party AdvisoryX Refsource CERTUS Government Resource
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9157VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVALThird Party Advisory
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:228Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource MANDRIVAThird Party Advisory
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:235Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource MANDRIVAThird Party Advisory