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.
CVE-2008-4062
This CVE was only ever scored under CVSS v2.0. NVD CVSS v2.0 base 10.0 — v2 rates that HIGH (v2 bands: LOW 0.0–3.9 / MEDIUM 4.0–6.9 / HIGH 7.0–10.0; v2 has no CRITICAL band). Vector AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. CVSS v2 is an older, coarser metric than v3.1/v4.0 (no Scope, no User Interaction, no Attack Requirements), so it is not directly comparable to a v3 or v4 score. NVD has never re-scored this record under v3. EPSS predicts 5.0% exploitation probability in the next 30 days, which is reflected in EG Risk but does not lift the v2 base. Confidence: LOW.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v2.0 (legacy)
- 10.0HIGHNVD never assigned a CVSS v3 rating to this CVE
- EG Score
- 10.0(low)
- EG Risk
- 51(Track)EG Risk 51/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity100% × 45%Exploitation5% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 5%
- EPSS %ILE
- 92%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
September 24, 2008
Last Modified
April 23, 2026
References (106)
- secalert@redhathttp://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=WZXONb-tqBw~
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00005.html
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/31984
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/31985
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/31987
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/32007
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/32010
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/32011
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/32012
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/32025
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/32042
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/32044
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/32082
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/32089
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/32092
Patch Availability(6)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | thunderbird (2.0.0.17+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1) @ hardy | 2026-05-30 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | xulrunner-1.9 (1.9.0.2+build6+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1) @ hardy | 2026-05-30 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | firefox (1.5.dfsg+1.5.0.15~prepatch080614e-0ubuntu3) @ dapper | 2026-05-30 | ubuntu |
| redhat | thunderbird-0:2.0.0.17-1.el5 | 2008-10-01 | redhat |
| redhat | seamonkey-0:1.0.9-26.el4 | 2008-09-24 | redhat |
| redhat | yelp-0:2.16.0-21.el5 | 2008-09-24 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(4 across 1 ecosystem)
Debian:4.0(4)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| iceape | 1.0.10~pre070720-0etch1 ... 1.0.9-0etch1 (13 versions) | 1.0.13~pre080614i-0etch1 | — |
| icedove | 1.5.0.10.dfsg1-3 ... 1.5.0.13+1.5.0.15b.dfsg1-0etch2 (10 versions) | 1.5.0.13+1.5.0.15b.dfsg1+prepatch080614i-0etch1 | — |
| iceweasel | 2.0.0.10-0etch1 ... 2.0.0.9-2 (31 versions) | 2.0.0.17-0etch1 | — |
| xulrunner | 1.8.0.11-2 ... 1.8.0.15~pre080614d-0etch1 (17 versions) | 1.8.0.15~pre080614h-0etch1 | — |
All Vendor Advisories
(6)
Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.
- Red HatRHSA-2008:0879CRITICAL2008-09-23
RHSA-2008:0879 — Critical
- Red HatRHSA-2008:0882CRITICAL2008-09-23
RHSA-2008:0882 — Critical
- Red HatRHSA-2008:0908CRITICAL2008-09-23
RHSA-2008:0908 — Critical
- UbuntuUSN-645-1MEDIUM
Firefox and xulrunner vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-645-2MEDIUM
Firefox vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-647-1MEDIUM
Thunderbird vulnerabilities
Data Freshness Timeline
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