CVE-2007-5959: Critical severity Mozilla SeaMonkey vulnerability

Published Nov 26, 2007
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Updated

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.10 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.7 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors that trigger memory corruption.

Affected Software

66 affected components
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.3
Mozilla Firefox=0.8
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.2
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.1
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.6
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.6
Mozilla Firefox=1.8
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.9
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.3
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.2
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.10
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.3
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.11
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.4
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.5
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.7
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.2
Mozilla Firefox=1.5
Mozilla Firefox=0.9.1
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.4
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.7
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.7
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.9
Mozilla Firefox=0.10.1
Mozilla Firefox=0.9
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.6
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.2
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.2
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.8
Mozilla Firefox=1.0
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.7
Mozilla Firefox=2.0
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=2.0-beta1
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.5
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.8
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.3
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.9
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.5
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.7
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.12
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.6
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.2
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.3
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.4
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.1
Mozilla Firefox=0.9.3
Mozilla Firefox=2.0-rc2
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.1
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.4
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.5
Mozilla Firefox=0.9.2
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.8
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.8
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.3
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.4
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=0.10
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.5
Mozilla Firefox=2.0.0.5
Mozilla Firefox=2.0-rc3
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.6
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.4
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.8

Event History

Nov 26, 2007
CVE Published
via MITRE·11:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·11:00 PM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2007-5959?

CVE-2007-5959 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code.

2

How do I fix CVE-2007-5959?

To fix CVE-2007-5959, update your Mozilla Firefox to version 2.0.0.10 or later, or SeaMonkey to version 1.1.7 or later.

3

What versions of Firefox are affected by CVE-2007-5959?

CVE-2007-5959 affects all versions of Mozilla Firefox prior to 2.0.0.10, including versions from 0.8 to 2.0.0.9.

4

What versions of SeaMonkey are affected by CVE-2007-5959?

CVE-2007-5959 affects all versions of SeaMonkey prior to 1.1.7, including versions from 1.0 to 1.1.6.

5

What types of attacks are possible with CVE-2007-5959?

CVE-2007-5959 may allow attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and potentially execute arbitrary code on affected systems.

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