CVE-2008-5502

Publication date 17 December 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

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 (crash) via vectors that trigger memory corruption, related to the GetXMLEntity and FastAppendChar functions.

Status

No maintained releases are affected by this CVE.

Package Ubuntu Release Status
firefox-3.0 9.10 karmic Not in release
9.04 jaunty
Fixed 3.0.5+nobinonly-0ubuntu1
8.10 intrepid
Fixed 3.0.5+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.10.1
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 3.0.5+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1
7.10 gutsy Ignored end of life, was needed
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
iceape 9.10 karmic Not in release
9.04 jaunty Not in release
8.10 intrepid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
7.10 gutsy Ignored end of life, was needed
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
mozilla-thunderbird 9.10 karmic Not in release
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
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 1.5.0.13+1.5.0.15~prepatch080614i-0ubuntu0.6.06.1
seamonkey 9.10 karmic
Not affected
9.04 jaunty
Not affected
8.10 intrepid
Fixed 1.1.17+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.10.1
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 1.1.17+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1
7.10 gutsy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
thunderbird 9.10 karmic
Fixed 2.0.0.19+nobinonly-0ubuntu1
9.04 jaunty
Fixed 2.0.0.19+nobinonly-0ubuntu1
8.10 intrepid
Fixed 2.0.0.19+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.10.1
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 2.0.0.19+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1
7.10 gutsy
Fixed 2.0.0.19+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.7.10.1
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
xulrunner-1.9 9.10 karmic Not in release
9.04 jaunty
Fixed 1.9.0.5+nobinonly-0ubuntu1
8.10 intrepid
Fixed 1.9.0.5+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.10.1
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 1.9.0.5+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1
7.10 gutsy Ignored end of life, was needed
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-690-1
    • Firefox and xulrunner vulnerabilities
    • 17 December 2008

Other references