CVE-2008-5502

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.

🔗 References (38)

• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/33188
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/33189
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/33203
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/33216
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/33421
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/34501
• secalert@redhathttp://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1
• secalert@redhathttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:245
• secalert@redhathttp://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-60.html
• secalert@redhathttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1036.html
• secalert@redhathttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1037.html
• secalert@redhathttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0002.html
• secalert@redhathttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32882
• secalert@redhathttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021417
• secalert@redhathttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977