Resource Management Errors Affecting mozilla package, versions [,2.0.0.17][2.0.0.17,3.0.4)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
76.9% (99th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-MOZILLA-2378145
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed13 Nov 2008
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 13 Nov 2008

CVE-2008-5016  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-399  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade mozilla to version 3.0.4 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Resource Management Errors. The layout engine in Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.18, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via multiple vectors that trigger an assertion failure or other consequences.

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