CVE-2008-5016: Medium severity mozilla seamonkey vulnerability

Published Nov 13, 2008
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Updated

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.

Affected Software

42 affected components
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.10
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.3
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.4
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.8
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.1
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.7
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.6
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.6
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.9
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.3
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.9
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.5
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.7
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0-beta
Mozilla SeaMonkey<=1.1.12
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1-alpha
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0-alpha
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1
Mozilla Firefox=3.0-beta2
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.2
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.2
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.8
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.0
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.11
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1-beta
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.12
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.5
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.14
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.6
Mozilla Firefox=3.0
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=3.0.2
Mozilla Thunderbird=2.0.0.5
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.0.4
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.9
Mozilla Firefox=3.0-beta5
Mozilla Thunderbird<=2.0.0.17
Mozilla Firefox<=3.0.3
Mozilla Firefox=3.0-alpha
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.4

Event History

Nov 13, 2008
CVE Published
via MITRE·11:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·11:00 AM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2008-5016?

CVE-2008-5016 has a severity level that can lead to a denial of service, causing affected applications to crash.

2

How do I fix CVE-2008-5016?

To fix CVE-2008-5016, users should upgrade to Mozilla Firefox version 3.0.4, Thunderbird version 2.0.0.18, or SeaMonkey version 1.1.13 or later.

3

Which versions of Mozilla Firefox are affected by CVE-2008-5016?

CVE-2008-5016 affects Mozilla Firefox versions 3.0 to 3.0.3 and all prior versions.

4

Which versions of Thunderbird are impacted by CVE-2008-5016?

CVE-2008-5016 impacts Mozilla Thunderbird versions up to 2.0.0.17.

5

Are there any alternatives to the affected applications in CVE-2008-5016?

Considering the vulnerabilities, users may want to explore updated browsers or email clients that are not affected by CVE-2008-5016.

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