Heap-based buffer overflow in Mozilla Thunderbird before 2.0.0.12 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.8 might allow remote attackers to execute…

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Mozilla Thunderbird before 2.0.0.12 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.8 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted external-body MIME type in an e-mail message, related to an incorrect memory allocation during message preview.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

6.0% · top 6.6% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-119 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-119 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (25)

• USN-582-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• DSA-1697 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-12.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• SSA:2008-061-01 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWAREx_transferred
• FEDORA-2008-2118 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• FEDORA-2008-2060 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• 29133 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• VU#661651 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
• USN-582-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• 29167 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 28012 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 30327 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 239546 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
• 33433 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 31253 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11075 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• ADV-2008-2091 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 29211 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 20080226 Mozilla Thunderbird MIME External-Body Heap Overflow Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEx_transferred
• MDVSA-2008:062 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• GLSA-200805-18 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• DSA-1621 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• 1019504 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• 31043 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 29098 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 07:39 UTC.