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title: "CVE-2008-3444\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2008-3444

Publication date 4 August 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

The content layout component in Mozilla Firefox 3.0 and 3.0.1 allows remote
attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and
application crash) via a crafted but well-formed web page that contains "a
simple set of legitimate HTML tags."

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| firefox | 9.04 jaunty | Not in release |
| 8.10 intrepid | Not in release |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not affected |
| 7.10 gutsy | Not affected |
| 7.04 feisty | Not affected |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not affected |
| firefox-3.0 | 9.04 jaunty | Fixed 3.0.8+nobinonly-0ubuntu3 |
| 8.10 intrepid | Fixed 3.0.12+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.10.1 |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Fixed 3.0.12+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1 |
| 7.10 gutsy | Ignored end of life, was needed |
| 7.04 feisty | Not in release |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release |
| iceweasel | 9.04 jaunty | Not in release |
| 8.10 intrepid | Not in release |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release |
| 7.10 gutsy | Not in release |
| 7.04 feisty | Not in release |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release |
| xulrunner | 9.04 jaunty | Not affected |
| 8.10 intrepid | Not affected |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not affected |
| 7.10 gutsy | Not affected |
| 7.04 feisty | Not affected |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release |
| xulrunner-1.9 | 9.04 jaunty | Fixed 1.9.0.8+nobinonly-0ubuntu2 |
| 8.10 intrepid | Fixed 1.9.0.12+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.10.2 |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Fixed 1.9.0.12+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1 |
| 7.10 gutsy | Ignored end of life, was needed |
| 7.04 feisty | Not in release |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3444)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3444)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2008-3444)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-3444)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-3444>