CVE-2008-0016

Mozilla Firefox <2.0.0.17 - Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the URL parsing implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.17 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.12 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted UTF-8 URL in a link.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by dmc · pythonremotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9663

References (41)

Core 41
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020913
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-645-1
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:206
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32144
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32010
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-645-2
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31985
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31984
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32185
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32196
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1669
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=451617
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31397
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32042
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/33433
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2661
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_sunalert
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32092
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:205
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1696
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=WZXONb-tqBw~
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0882.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32845
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1649
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11579
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32012
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/33434
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32044
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0908.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/34501
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32082

Scores

EPSS 0.4783
EPSS Percentile 97.7%

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (47)
mozilla/firefox 0.8
mozilla/firefox 0.9 (2 CPE variants)
mozilla/firefox 0.9.1
mozilla/firefox 0.9.2
mozilla/firefox 0.9.3
mozilla/firefox 0.9_rc
mozilla/firefox 0.10
mozilla/firefox 0.10.1
mozilla/firefox 1.0
mozilla/firefox 1.0.1
... and 37 more
Published Sep 24, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026