CVE-2008-4070

SeaMonkey < 1.1.12 - Heap-Based Buffer Overflow via Long Newsgroup Message Header

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Mozilla Thunderbird before 2.0.0.17 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long header in a news article, related to "canceling [a] newsgroup message" and "cancelled newsgroup messages."

References (25)

Core 25
Core References
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/32025
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697
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
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45426
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32196
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10933
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/33433
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020948
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
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1696
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-647-1
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
Patch vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31411
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 0.0735
EPSS Percentile 93.7%

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (45)
mozilla/seamonkey 1.0 (4 CPE variants)
mozilla/seamonkey 1.0.1
mozilla/seamonkey 1.0.2
mozilla/seamonkey 1.0.3
mozilla/seamonkey 1.0.4
mozilla/seamonkey 1.0.5
mozilla/seamonkey 1.0.6
mozilla/seamonkey 1.0.7
mozilla/seamonkey 1.0.8
mozilla/seamonkey 1.0.9
... and 35 more
Published Sep 27, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026