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CVE-2008-5017

Integer overflow in xpcom/io/nsEscape.cpp in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4, Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18,…

High10.0EPSS 3.8%
Published
Updated
Reserved
Assigned by
redhat

Description

Integer overflow in xpcom/io/nsEscape.cpp in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4, 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) via unknown vectors.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2008-5017, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified2.0High10.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
3.8% · top 9.9% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.

Weakness

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Record last updated .