Buffer overflow in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2008-0016
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.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.439 (98.7th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 99th percentile — 98.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.439 · newest: 0.439 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox — versions 0.8, 0.9, 0.9.1
- Mozilla Seamonkey — versions 1.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- slackware.com/security/viewer.php (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg01384.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-645-1 (vendor-advisory)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/32144 (third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/32010 (third-party-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977 (vdb-entry)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-645-2 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-0016?
- CVE-2008-0016 is a vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2008-09-24.
- Is CVE-2008-0016 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.