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CVE-2008-5501: canonical ubuntu_linux

CVSS: 5.0v2.0MediumModified
Published 17-12-2008Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-5501 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 3.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
21/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.14%
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 3
RHSA-2008:1036RHSA-2008:1037RHSA-2009:0002

Timeline

  1. 17-12-2008
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The layout engine in Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.5, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.19, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.14 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via vectors that trigger an assertion failure.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

3.14%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

88%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 3.14% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
3.14%

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

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Mozilla2 products
Canonical1 product

2 vendors · 3 products

References

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