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Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-4062

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.17 and 3.x before 3.0.2, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.17, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.12 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the JavaScript engine and (1) misinterpretation of the characteristics of Namespace and QName in jsxml.c, (2) misuse of signed integers in the nsEscapeCount function in nsEscape.cpp, and (3) interaction of JavaScript garbage collection with certain use of an NPObject in the nsNPObjWrapper::GetNewOrUsed function in nsJSNPRuntime.cpp.
Publish Date : 2008-09-24 Last Update Date : 2018-11-01
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- CVSS Scores & Vulnerability Types

CVSS Score
10.0
Confidentiality Impact Complete (There is total information disclosure, resulting in all system files being revealed.)
Integrity Impact Complete (There is a total compromise of system integrity. There is a complete loss of system protection, resulting in the entire system being compromised.)
Availability Impact Complete (There is a total shutdown of the affected resource. The attacker can render the resource completely unavailable.)
Access Complexity Low (Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. Very little knowledge or skill is required to exploit. )
Authentication Not required (Authentication is not required to exploit the vulnerability.)
Gained Access None
Vulnerability Type(s) Denial Of ServiceExecute CodeMemory corruption
CWE ID 399

- Additional Vendor Supplied Data

Vendor Impact CVSS Score CVSS Vector Report Date Publish Date
Redhat critical 2008-09-01 2008-09-23
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- Related OVAL Definitions

Title Definition Id Class Family
CVE-2008-4062 oval:org.opensuse.security:def:20084062 unix
DSA-1649 iceweasel -- several vulnerabilities oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7657 unix
DSA-1649-1 iceweasel - several vulnerabilities oval:org.mitre.oval:def:19884 unix
DSA-1669 xulrunner -- several vulnerabilities oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7740 unix
DSA-1669-1 xulrunner - several vulnerabilities oval:org.mitre.oval:def:19874 unix
DSA-1696 icedove -- several vulnerabilities oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8021 unix
DSA-1696-1 icedove -- several vulnerabilities oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12973 unix
DSA-1697 iceape -- several vulnerabilities oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7950 unix
DSA-1697-1 iceape -- several vulnerabilities oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13245 unix
ELSA-2008:0879: firefox security update (Critical) oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22483 unix
ELSA-2008:0908: thunderbird security update (Moderate) oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22664 unix
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.17 and 3.x before 3.0.2, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.1... oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10206 unix
RHSA-2008:0879 -- firefox security update (Critical) oval:org.mitre.oval:def:29008 unix
RHSA-2008:0879: firefox security update (Critical) oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20080879 unix
RHSA-2008:0882: seamonkey security update (Critical) oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20080882 unix
RHSA-2008:0908 -- thunderbird security update (Moderate) oval:org.mitre.oval:def:28693 unix
RHSA-2008:0908: thunderbird security update (Moderate) oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20080908 unix
OVAL (Open Vulnerability and Assessment Language) definitions define exactly what should be done to verify a vulnerability or a missing patch. Check out the OVAL definitions if you want to learn what you should do to verify a vulnerability.

- Products Affected By CVE-2008-4062

# Product Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language
1 OS Canonical Ubuntu Linux 6.06 ~~lts~~~ Version Details Vulnerabilities
2 OS Canonical Ubuntu Linux 7.04 Version Details Vulnerabilities
3 OS Canonical Ubuntu Linux 7.10 Version Details Vulnerabilities
4 OS Canonical Ubuntu Linux 8.04 ~~lts~~~ Version Details Vulnerabilities
5 OS Debian Debian Linux 4.0 Version Details Vulnerabilities
6 Application Mozilla Firefox - Version Details Vulnerabilities
7 Application Mozilla Firefox 0.1 Version Details Vulnerabilities
8 Application Mozilla Firefox 0.2 Version Details Vulnerabilities
9 Application Mozilla Firefox 0.3 Version Details Vulnerabilities
10 Application Mozilla Firefox 0.4 Version Details Vulnerabilities
11 Application Mozilla Firefox 0.5 Version Details Vulnerabilities
12 Application Mozilla Firefox 0.6 Version Details Vulnerabilities
13 Application Mozilla Firefox 0.6.1 Version Details Vulnerabilities
14 Application Mozilla Firefox 0.7 Version Details Vulnerabilities
15 Application Mozilla Firefox 0.7.1 Version Details Vulnerabilities
16 Application Mozilla Firefox 0.8 Version Details Vulnerabilities
17 Application Mozilla Firefox 0.9 Version Details Vulnerabilities
18 Application Mozilla Firefox 0.9 RC Version Details Vulnerabilities
19 Application Mozilla Firefox 0.9.1 Version Details Vulnerabilities
20 Application Mozilla Firefox 0.9.2 Version Details Vulnerabilities
21 Application Mozilla Firefox 0.9.3 Version Details Vulnerabilities
22 Application Mozilla Firefox 0.10 Version Details Vulnerabilities
23 Application Mozilla Firefox 0.10.1 Version Details Vulnerabilities
24 Application Mozilla Firefox 1.0 Version Details Vulnerabilities
25 Application Mozilla Firefox 1.0 Preview Release Version Details Vulnerabilities
26 Application Mozilla Firefox 1.0.1 Version Details Vulnerabilities
27 Application Mozilla Firefox 1.0.2 Version Details Vulnerabilities
28 Application Mozilla Firefox 1.0.3 Version Details Vulnerabilities
29 Application Mozilla Firefox 1.0.4 Version Details Vulnerabilities
30 Application Mozilla Firefox 1.0.5 Version Details Vulnerabilities
31 Application Mozilla Firefox 1.0.6 Version Details Vulnerabilities
32 Application Mozilla Firefox 1.0.7 Version Details Vulnerabilities
33 Application Mozilla Firefox 1.0.8 Version Details Vulnerabilities
34 Application Mozilla Firefox 1.4.1 Version Details Vulnerabilities
35 Application Mozilla Firefox 1.5 Version Details Vulnerabilities
36 Application Mozilla Firefox 1.5 Beta1 Version Details Vulnerabilities
37 Application Mozilla Firefox 1.5 Beta2 Version Details Vulnerabilities
38 Application Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.1 Version Details Vulnerabilities
39 Application Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.2 Version Details Vulnerabilities
40 Application Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.3 Version Details Vulnerabilities
41 Application Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.4 Version Details Vulnerabilities
42 Application Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.5 Version Details Vulnerabilities
43 Application Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.6 Version Details Vulnerabilities
44 Application Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.7 Version Details Vulnerabilities
45 Application Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.8 Version Details Vulnerabilities
46 Application Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.9 Version Details Vulnerabilities
47 Application Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.10 Version Details Vulnerabilities
48 Application Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.11 Version Details Vulnerabilities
49 Application Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.12 Version Details Vulnerabilities
50 Application Mozilla Firefox 1.5.1 Version Details Vulnerabilities
51 Application Mozilla Firefox 1.5.2 Version Details Vulnerabilities
52 Application Mozilla Firefox 1.5.3 Version Details Vulnerabilities
53 Application Mozilla Firefox 1.5.4 Version Details Vulnerabilities
54 Application Mozilla Firefox 1.5.5 Version Details Vulnerabilities
55 Application Mozilla Firefox 1.5.6 Version Details Vulnerabilities
56 Application Mozilla Firefox 1.5.7 Version Details Vulnerabilities
57 Application Mozilla Firefox 1.5.8 Version Details Vulnerabilities
58 Application Mozilla Firefox 1.8 Version Details Vulnerabilities
59 Application Mozilla Firefox 2.0 Version Details Vulnerabilities
60 Application Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.1 Version Details Vulnerabilities
61 Application Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.2 Version Details Vulnerabilities
62 Application Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.3 Version Details Vulnerabilities
63 Application Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.4 Version Details Vulnerabilities
64 Application Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.5 Version Details Vulnerabilities
65 Application Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.6 Version Details Vulnerabilities
66 Application Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.7 Version Details Vulnerabilities
67 Application Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.8 Version Details Vulnerabilities
68 Application Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.9 Version Details Vulnerabilities
69 Application Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.10 Version Details Vulnerabilities
70 Application Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.11 Version Details Vulnerabilities
71 Application Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.12 Version Details Vulnerabilities
72 Application Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.13 Version Details Vulnerabilities
73 Application Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.14 Version Details Vulnerabilities
74 Application Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.15 Version Details Vulnerabilities
75 Application Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.16 Version Details Vulnerabilities
76 Application Mozilla Firefox 3.0 Version Details Vulnerabilities
77 Application Mozilla Firefox 3.0.1 Version Details Vulnerabilities
78 Application Mozilla Seamonkey - Version Details Vulnerabilities
79 Application Mozilla Seamonkey 1.0 Beta Version Details Vulnerabilities
80 Application Mozilla Seamonkey 1.0 Version Details Vulnerabilities
81 Application Mozilla Seamonkey 1.0 Alpha Version Details Vulnerabilities
82 Application Mozilla Seamonkey 1.0.1 Version Details Vulnerabilities
83 Application Mozilla Seamonkey 1.0.2 Version Details Vulnerabilities
84 Application Mozilla Seamonkey 1.0.3 Version Details Vulnerabilities
85 Application Mozilla Seamonkey 1.0.4 Version Details Vulnerabilities
86 Application Mozilla Seamonkey 1.0.5 Version Details Vulnerabilities
87 Application Mozilla Seamonkey 1.0.6 Version Details Vulnerabilities
88 Application Mozilla Seamonkey 1.0.7 Version Details Vulnerabilities
89 Application Mozilla Seamonkey 1.0.8 Version Details Vulnerabilities
90 Application Mozilla Seamonkey 1.0.9 Version Details Vulnerabilities
91 Application Mozilla Seamonkey 1.1 Version Details Vulnerabilities
92 Application Mozilla Seamonkey 1.1 Alpha Version Details Vulnerabilities
93 Application Mozilla Seamonkey 1.1 Beta Version Details Vulnerabilities
94 Application Mozilla Seamonkey 1.1 Alpha Version Details Vulnerabilities
95 Application Mozilla Seamonkey 1.1 Beta Version Details Vulnerabilities
96 Application Mozilla Seamonkey 1.1.1 Version Details Vulnerabilities
97 Application Mozilla Seamonkey 1.1.2 Version Details Vulnerabilities
98 Application Mozilla Seamonkey 1.1.3 Version Details Vulnerabilities
99 Application Mozilla Seamonkey 1.1.4 Version Details Vulnerabilities
100 Application Mozilla Seamonkey 1.1.5 Version Details Vulnerabilities
101 Application Mozilla Seamonkey 1.1.6 Version Details Vulnerabilities
102 Application Mozilla Seamonkey 1.1.7 Version Details Vulnerabilities
103 Application Mozilla Seamonkey 1.1.8 Version Details Vulnerabilities
104 Application Mozilla Seamonkey 1.1.9 Version Details Vulnerabilities
105 Application Mozilla Seamonkey 1.1.10 Version Details Vulnerabilities
106 Application Mozilla Seamonkey 1.1.11 Version Details Vulnerabilities
107 Application Mozilla Thunderbird - Version Details Vulnerabilities
108 Application Mozilla Thunderbird 0.1 Version Details Vulnerabilities
109 Application Mozilla Thunderbird 0.2 Version Details Vulnerabilities
110 Application Mozilla Thunderbird 0.3 Version Details Vulnerabilities
111 Application Mozilla Thunderbird 0.4 Version Details Vulnerabilities
112 Application Mozilla Thunderbird 0.5 Version Details Vulnerabilities
113 Application Mozilla Thunderbird 0.6 Version Details Vulnerabilities
114 Application Mozilla Thunderbird 0.7 Version Details Vulnerabilities
115 Application Mozilla Thunderbird 0.7.1 Version Details Vulnerabilities
116 Application Mozilla Thunderbird 0.7.2 Version Details Vulnerabilities
117 Application Mozilla Thunderbird 0.7.3 Version Details Vulnerabilities
118 Application Mozilla Thunderbird 0.8 Version Details Vulnerabilities
119 Application Mozilla Thunderbird 0.9 Version Details Vulnerabilities
120 Application Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0 Version Details Vulnerabilities
121 Application Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.1 Version Details Vulnerabilities
122 Application Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.2 Version Details Vulnerabilities
123 Application Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.3 Version Details Vulnerabilities
124 Application Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.4 Version Details Vulnerabilities
125 Application Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.5 Version Details Vulnerabilities
126 Application Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.5 Beta Version Details Vulnerabilities
127 Application Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.6 Version Details Vulnerabilities
128 Application Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.7 Version Details Vulnerabilities
129 Application Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.8 Version Details Vulnerabilities
130 Application Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5 Version Details Vulnerabilities
131 Application Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5 Beta2 Version Details Vulnerabilities
132 Application Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.1 Version Details Vulnerabilities
133 Application Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.2 Version Details Vulnerabilities
134 Application Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.3 Version Details Vulnerabilities
135 Application Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.4 Version Details Vulnerabilities
136 Application Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.5 Version Details Vulnerabilities
137 Application Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.6 Version Details Vulnerabilities
138 Application Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.7 Version Details Vulnerabilities
139 Application Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.8 Version Details Vulnerabilities
140 Application Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.9 Version Details Vulnerabilities
141 Application Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.10 Version Details Vulnerabilities
142 Application Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.11 Version Details Vulnerabilities
143 Application Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.12 Version Details Vulnerabilities
144 Application Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.13 Version Details Vulnerabilities
145 Application Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.14 Version Details Vulnerabilities
146 Application Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.1 Version Details Vulnerabilities
147 Application Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.2 Version Details Vulnerabilities
148 Application Mozilla Thunderbird 1.7.1 Version Details Vulnerabilities
149 Application Mozilla Thunderbird 1.7.3 Version Details Vulnerabilities
150 Application Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0 Version Details Vulnerabilities
151 Application Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.0 Version Details Vulnerabilities
152 Application Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.1 Version Details Vulnerabilities
153 Application Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.2 Version Details Vulnerabilities
154 Application Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.3 Version Details Vulnerabilities
155 Application Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.4 Version Details Vulnerabilities
156 Application Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.5 Version Details Vulnerabilities
157 Application Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 Version Details Vulnerabilities
158 Application Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.7 Version Details Vulnerabilities
159 Application Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.8 Version Details Vulnerabilities
160 Application Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.9 Version Details Vulnerabilities
161 Application Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.11 Version Details Vulnerabilities
162 Application Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.12 Version Details Vulnerabilities
163 Application Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.13 Version Details Vulnerabilities
164 Application Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.14 Version Details Vulnerabilities
165 Application Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.15 Version Details Vulnerabilities
166 Application Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.16 Version Details Vulnerabilities

- Number Of Affected Versions By Product

Vendor Product Vulnerable Versions
Canonical Ubuntu Linux 4
Debian Debian Linux 1
Mozilla Firefox 72
Mozilla Seamonkey 29
Mozilla Thunderbird 60

- References For CVE-2008-4062

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg01384.html
FEDORA FEDORA-2008-8401
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg01403.html
FEDORA FEDORA-2008-8429
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg01335.html
FEDORA FEDORA-2008-8425
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45355
XF multiple-mozilla-javascript-code-execution(45355)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977
VUPEN ADV-2009-0977
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=367736 CONFIRM
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=445229 CONFIRM
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2661
VUPEN ADV-2008-2661
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-647-1
UBUNTU USN-647-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-645-2
UBUNTU USN-645-2
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-645-1
UBUNTU USN-645-1
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020916
SECTRACK 1020916
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31346
BID 31346 Mozilla Firefox/SeaMonkey/Thunderbird Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities Release Date:2014-09-23
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:206
MANDRIVA MDVSA-2008:206
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-42.html CONFIRM
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697
DEBIAN DSA-1697
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1
SUNALERT 256408
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1649
DEBIAN DSA-1649
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1669
DEBIAN DSA-1669
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1696
DEBIAN DSA-1696
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0908.html
REDHAT RHSA-2008:0908
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0879.html
REDHAT RHSA-2008:0879
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0882.html
REDHAT RHSA-2008:0882
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:205
MANDRIVA MDVSA-2008:205
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.405232
SLACKWARE SSA:2008-269-01
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.412123
SLACKWARE SSA:2008-270-01
http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=WZXONb-tqBw~ CONFIRM
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.379422
SLACKWARE SSA:2008-269-02
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00005.html
SUSE SUSE-SA:2008:050
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=444608 CONFIRM

- Metasploit Modules Related To CVE-2008-4062

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